Thrillers use suspense, tension and excitement to thrill audiences. Common subgenres include mystery, crime, and psychological thrillers. Thrillers portray society as dangerous and corrupt, featuring criminals, stalkers, and assassins threatening innocent victims. They aim to keep audiences on the edge of their seats through plot twists, cliffhangers, and mounting tension as dangers intensify towards a climax. If a work elicits a mood of fearful excitement and thrills the audience, it can be considered a thriller.