Thriller

Thriller is a broad genre of literature that uses suspense, tension and excitement as the main elements. Thrillers heavily stimulate the viewer's moods giving them a high level of anticipation, ultra-heightened expectation, uncertainty, surprise, anxiety and/or terror. Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twists and cliffhangers are used extensively. A thriller is a villain-driven plot, whereby he or she presents obstacles that the protagonist must overcome.

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Thrillers

Espionage thrillers

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Includes plots by "super villains" and non-state actors as well as agents of foreign governments.

Crime thrillers

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Historical thrillers

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Paranoid thrillers

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Psychological thrillers

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Science fiction thrillers

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