What Is A Thriller?

A thriller is a novel, play or film with an exciting plot,  involving crime.

They generally give the audience feelings of suspense, surprise, excitement, anticipation and anxiety.

This link sums up the 10 Basic Ingredients of a successful thriller;

1. A good, thrilling story full of suspense.

2. From the POV of the underdog/character with the most to lose.

3. Multiple points of view, which builds tension and irony.

4. Opening with an action scene-introduce 'hero' and 'villain' first.

5. Early on, make it clear what your main character fears.

6. Make your main characters miserable until the end.

7. High paced, something new in each scene.

8. Show, don't tell. Use action verbs.

9. Your main characters have to change throughout the storyline.

10. Teach the audience something.

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