This document discusses elements common to the thriller genre including crime, mystery, suspense, anticipation and fast-paced action sequences. Characters are often criminals, detectives or psychotic individuals and the stories typically take place in urban or suburban settings involving corruption or a protagonist's tragic past.

1. One of the main
focuses is something
Crime that needs to be Tragic Past of
solved protagonist
Mystery and
crime can link
with the thriller Characters are
genre. often psychotic,
criminals and
detectives.
High levels of Thriller
anticipation Fast paced
action sequence
Can be set in a
corrupt society Usually take place
in cities or
suburban area
Suspense is
Pyrotechnics one of the Shock factor
main elements