Definition of Thriller Genre

Thriller is a broad genre of literature, film and television, having numerous sub genres. Thrillers are characterised and defined by the moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety.

Examples of the sub genres of Thriller include 

- Action - Bourne Indentity  

- Horror - Saw

- Crime  - No Country For Old Men 

- Supernatural - The Sixth Sense 

- Political - The Manturain Candidate 

Thrillers generally keep the audience on the "edge of their seats" as the plot builds towards a climax. Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twists, and cliffhangers are used extensively. A thriller is usually a villain-driven plot, whereby the main villain presents challenges that the protagonist/s  have to over come