Thriller research

One of the things I was interested in looking into, was what separates a Thriller film from a Horror film, because I wasn't sure of the difference. I learnt that Thrillers and Horrors both create a thrill but in dififferent ways. Horrors tend to focus on one main villian and contain very graphic scenes of violence, gore, blood etc, which scares/ disgusts the audience; it's not left to the imagination. However, Thrillers are more about creating excitement more on a psychological level; from suspenseful situations and pursuits which keep the audience thinking and interested, because the answers are less obvious.


SUB- GENRES
The first thing I found out is that Thriller is a really broad genre of film, since there are so many sub-genres branching from it;

• Action Thriller
• Conspiracy Thriler
• Crime Thriller
• Disaster Thriller
• Drama Thriller
• Eco- Thriller
• Erotic Thriller
• Legal Thriler
• Medical Thriller
• Political Thriller
• Psychological Thriller
• Spy Thriller
• Supernatural Thriller
• Techno Thriller
• Religious Thiller

It can be difficult to put Thriller films into a particular category because most tend to have overlapping sub-genres, and elements of horror, conspiracy and psychological tricks in order to build as much tension as possible.