Thriller Convention

Thrillers have, fast pacing,frequent pacing, frequent action. They have resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more powerful and better equipped villains. A thriller is a villain driven plot. The villain presents obstacles the hero must over come.

Thrillers use devices such as, suspense, red herrings, cliff hangers. Thrillers often take place in exotic settings such as foreign country's. The heroes in most thrillers are frequently ''hard men'' accustomed to danger e.g. policeman. however, they may also be ordinary citizens drawn into danger by accident. While such heroes have traditionally been men, women lead characters have become increasingly common; for an early example see sigourney weaver character, in the movie Alien, 1979.

Thriller can often overlap with mystery stories, but are distinguished by the structure of their plots. There are all kinds of thrillers legal, spy thriller, action-adventure thriller, romantic thriller and many more.




Thriller can be defined by the primary mood