A thriller is something which creates suspense and mystery for its audience. Hitchcock said that the key factors of making a thriller is be able to have a psychological hold over its audience and allowing them to think and question the goings on throughout the film.
Hitchcock also said that in order for the audience to be able to gain full attention and thrill from the thriller the film/TV drama has to be able to give them information. A classic case of one of Hitchcock's marvels 'Psycho' the audience are aware that somebody is entering the room but the person in the shower are unaware of his presence. This makes the audience anxious and tense; this is a classic case of dramatic irony.
You can also have supernatural thrillers, involving ghosts, vampires etc. A good thriller involving ghosts is The Sixth Sense. It’s style is very psychological which I find very intense and I know that it left me on the edge of my seat, unable to sleep.
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