1. By Paula Duru

2. Thriller
 Thriller (also Suspense) is a broad genre of literature, film,
and television programming that uses suspense, tension and excitement as the
main elements.
 Thrillers heavily stimulate the viewer's moods giving them a high level
of anticipation, ultra-heightened expectation, uncertainty, surprise, anxiety
and/or terror.
 Thriller films tend to be adrenaline-rushing, gritty, rousing and fast
paced. Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twists and cliff-hangers are
used extensively. A thriller is villain-driven plot, whereby he or she presents
obstacles that the hero must overcome.

3. Sub – Genres
 Conspiracy thriller
 Crime thriller
 Erotic thriller
 Political thriller
 Psychological thriller
 Spy thriller
 Supernatural Thriller
 Techno Thriller

4. Conspiracy thriller
The conspiracy thriller (or paranoid thriller) is a subgenre of thriller
fiction. The protagonists of conspiracy thrillers are often journalists or
amateur investigators who find themselves (often inadvertently) pulling on a
small thread which unravels a vast conspiracy that ultimately goes "all the
way to the top".
The complexities of historical fact are recast as a morality play in which
bad people cause bad events, and good people identify and defeat them.
Conspiracies are often played out as "man-in-peril" (or "woman-in-peril")
stories, or yield quest narratives similar to those found
in whodunits and detective stories.
A common theme in such works is that characters uncovering the
conspiracy encounter difficulty ascertaining the truth amid the deceptions:
rumours, lies, propaganda, and counter-propaganda build upon one
another until what is conspiracy and what is coincidence become
entangled.
A considerable part of the Conspiracy fiction works can also be considered
as being secret history.

5. Crime Thriller
 This particular genre is a hybrid
type of both crime films and
thrillers that offers a suspenseful
account of a successful or failed
crime or crimes. These films often
focus on the criminal(s) rather
than a policeman. Crime thrillers
usually emphasise action over
psychological aspects. Central
topics of these films include serial
killers/murders, robberies,
chases, shootouts, heists and dou
ble-crosses. Some examples of
crime thrillers involving murderers
like Seven.

6. Erotic Thriller
 A type of thriller that has an emphasis
on eroticism and where a sexual
relationship plays an important role in
the plot. It has become popular since the
1980s and the rise of VCR market
penetration.

7. Political Thriller
A political thriller is a thriller that is set against the backdrop of a
political power struggle. They usually involve various extra-legal
plots, designed to give political power to someone, while his
opponents try to stop him. They can involve national or
international political scenarios. Political corruption, terrorism,
and warfare are common scenarios. Normally the political party in
power has ulterior motives and often will wish for total Fascist
control and will work alone or with a shadow cabinet.

8. Psychological Thriller
Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the
broad ranged thriller with heavy focus on characters.
However, it often incorporates elements from
the mystery and drama genre, along with the typical
traits of the thriller genre. In addition to drama and
mystery, many psychological thrillers contain
elements of, and often overlap with, the horror genre,
particularly psychological horror.
Elements that are related to the mind or processes
of the mind; they are mental rather than physical in
nature. Sometimes the suspense comes from within
one solitary character where characters must
resolve conflicts with their own minds. Usually, this
conflict is an effort to understand something that
has happened to them. These conflicts are made
more vivid with physical expressions of the conflict
in the means of either physical manifestations, or
physical torsions of the characters at play.

9. Spy Thriller
 The spy film genre, which is mainly the
subgenre of thriller, deals with the subject
of fictional espionage, either in a realistic
way.

10. Supernatural Thriller
In which the film brings in an otherworldly element mixed with
tension, suspense and plot twists. Sometimes the hero and/or
villain has some psychic ability.

11. Techno Thriller
Techno-thrillers are a hybrid genre, drawing subject
matter generally from spy/action thrillers, fantasy war
novels, and science fiction. They include a
disproportionate amount (relative to other genres) of
technical details on its subject matter (typically military
technology); only science fiction tends towards a
comparable level of supporting detail on the technical
side. The inner workings of technology and the
mechanics of various disciplines (espionage, martial
arts, politics) are thoroughly explored, and the plot
often turns on the particulars of that exploration.