Thrillers rely on conventions like suspense, crime narratives, and extraordinary events occurring in mundane settings to thrill audiences. Editing techniques like match cuts between two locations are used to build suspense, and the pacing alternates between fast and slow. Soundtracks employ increasing non-diegetic scores and heightened diegetic sounds to convey fear. Mise-en-scene elements like isolation, darkness, and low lighting are employed to create an atmosphere of fear. Psychological thrillers in particular focus on unstable emotions and incorporate elements of mystery, drama, and psychological horror.