A subgenre of
Thriller, Psychological Thrillers also focus on
giving thrills to the audience. However, they focus on the characters and their psyches rather than the plot and action.
It will often heavily overlap with the
Mystery genre, and occasionally with
horror — the term Psychological Thriller is sometimes used to identify a work as "horror lite", or "
horror except it's too good for that genre".
Philosophical and ethical issues are often explored in Psychological Thrillers. Common narrative devices used to facilitate the exploration of the characters' psyches are
Back Story,
first person narrative, and
Stream Of Consciousness.
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