Codes and Conventions of Psychological Thriller

-       Definition of Psychological: Of, affecting, or arising in the mind; related to the mental and emotional state of a person.

-       Definition of Thriller: A novel, play, or movie with an exciting plot, typically involving crime or espionage.

-       Psychological thrillers are a sub-genre within the “Thriller” genre.

-       Often has rapid editing as the suspense builds, sometimes with high suspense that results in nothing. Keeping the viewer in constant suspense.

-       Often gives insights to the past in order to help build the understanding of the character and how he got in the situation he finds himself in.

-       Re-occurring themes in psychological thrillers include Reality, Perception, Identity, Death and sanity of Mind.

-       Frequent storylines can include a family member going missing, or an unsolved mystery from the past coming back up.