2. THRILLER
A thriller is a piece of literature, film, gamin and television.
Different kinds of thrillers often overlap genres for example
comedy, horror.
They are usually fast paced with frequent action and resourceful
heroes who is more powerful and better equipped than the
villain.
Different techniques are used within thrillers, some including:
red herrings (this fallacy is often used in detective or suspense
movies to mislead readers or characters or to induce them to
make false conclusions). Cliff hangers are also a big aspect in
thrillers to leave the audience on edge.
Thrillers often are the conflict between
Good vs Evil
Individual vs organization
City dweller vs Country villagers
3. SPY THRILLERS
In spy thrillers the hero is
generally a government agent
whom fights against terrorism
who must take violent action
against agents of a rival
government .
A popular example of this is
the James Bond franchise
4. POLITICAL THRILLERS
A political thriller is where the hero
must ensure the stability of the
government that employs him.
Sometimes based on actual events
and an element of conspiracy
theories.
An example of this is Argo where
Iranian activist storm into a US
embassy and takes hostages. There
is an under cover CIA Agent who is
acting as a Hollywood producer to
5. MILITARY THRILLER
in which the hero is typically a
uniformed military officer operating
behind enemy lines alone or as part of a
small team of specialists often
succeeding against all the odds.
An example of a military thriller is Fury
where a group of soldiers during the
Second World War are on a deadly
mission behind enemy lines.
Outnumbered, and out-gunned,
Wardaddy and his men face
overwhelming odds in their heroic
6. CONSPIRACY THRILLER
A conspiracy thriller is where the hero
confronts a large, powerful group of
enemies whose true extent and power only
s/he recognizes.
An example of a conspiracy thriller is V for
Vendetta which tells the story of Evey
Hammond and her unlikely but instrumental
part in bringing down the fascist
government that has taken control of a
futuristic Great Britain
7. MEDICAL THRILLER
Medical thrillers, in which the hero is
generally a principled physician who
must fight corrupt drug companies or
colleagues engaged in unethical
experiments.
An example of this is Side Effects
which is about a world unravels when a
drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has
unexpected side effects.
8. in which the heroes are forensic
experts whose involvement with an
unsolved crime puts their lives at risk.
An example of a forensic thriller is The
Bone Collector which is about an ex-
homicide detective and his female
partner try to track down a serial killer
who is terrorizing New York City.
FORENSIC THRILLER
9. PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
psychological thrillers, in which (until
the often violent resolution) conflict
between the main characters is
mental and emotional rather than
physical.
An example is Se7en where two
detectives, a rookie and a veteran,
hunt a serial killer who uses the seven
deadly sins as his modus operandi.
10. HORROR THRILLER
horror thriller, in which conflict between the
main characters is mental, emotional, and
physical. Horror Thrillers can incorporate all
of the other thriller elements.
For example The Purge Anarchy where three
groups of people are trying to survive Purge
Night, when their stories intertwine and are
left stranded in The Purge trying to survive
the chaos and violence that occurs.
