Thriller is a genre of literature, film and television that uses suspense, tension and excitement as the main elements. The primary sub-genres of thrillers are: mystery, crime and psychological thrillers.
Thrillers are mostly characterizes by and atmosphere of menace, violence, crime and murder by showing society as dark, corrupt and dangerous, though they often feature a happy ending in which the villains are killed or arrested. Thrillers heavily promote on literary devices such as plot twists, red herrings and cliffhangers. They also promote on moods, such as a high level of anticipation, adrenaline rush, arousal, ultra-heightened expectation, uncertainty, anxiety and sometimes even terror. The tones in thrillers are usually gritty, slick and lurid.
Wikipedia definition- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_(genre)
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