Psychological Thriller Media Studies
WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER?
I chose to pick a genre, and I chose to do psychological thrillers. What are psychological thrillers? A psychological thriller is a subgenre of horror and thriller fiction that relies on characters' fears and emotional instability to build tension. However, this genre often incorporates elements from the mystery and drama genre in addition to they typical traits of the thriller genre. ALso. occasionally this genre will border into the, also wide-ranfing, horror genre. The elements of psychological horror focuses on the inside of the characters mind, their mental state. This includes emotions, personality, mental attitude of individuals, inhumane acts and conspiracies. The aim is to get you confused with the story, you’re not supposed to understand whether what is happening is actually happening, the story is supposed to come from the characters point of view and if they're confused mentally then you're supposed to be confused, too.
With psychological thrillers, the characters are no longer reliant on physical strength to overcome their enemies but are reliant on their mental resources by battling for equilibrium in the characters preying on one another’s mind. For example; playing deceptive games.
Psychological horror aims to create discomfort by exposing common or universal psychological and emotional vulnerabilities and fears, such as the shadowy parts of the human psyche which most people repress or deny, whereas splatter fiction focuses on bizarre, alien evil to which the average viewer cannot easily relate.
HOW IS IT DIFFERENT TO TRADITIONAL THRILLER?
Psychological thriller films are different than traditional thriller films, where the source of fear is typically something material- such as monsters, supernatural or a person- as well as splatter film, which derives its effects from gore and graphic violence. Thriller also uses suspense, tension and excitement as the main elements. Thrillers heavily stimulate the
I chose to pick a genre, and I chose to do psychological thrillers. What are psychological thrillers? A psychological thriller is a subgenre of horror and thriller fiction that relies on characters' fears and emotional instability to build tension. However, this genre often incorporates elements from the mystery and drama genre in addition to they typical traits of the thriller genre. ALso. occasionally this genre will border into the, also wide-ranfing, horror genre. The elements of psychological horror focuses on the inside of the characters mind, their mental state. This includes emotions, personality, mental attitude of individuals, inhumane acts and conspiracies. The aim is to get you confused with the story, you’re not supposed to understand whether what is happening is actually happening, the story is supposed to come from the characters point of view and if they're confused mentally then you're supposed to be confused, too.
With psychological thrillers, the characters are no longer reliant on physical strength to overcome their enemies but are reliant on their mental resources by battling for equilibrium in the characters preying on one another’s mind. For example; playing deceptive games.
Psychological horror aims to create discomfort by exposing common or universal psychological and emotional vulnerabilities and fears, such as the shadowy parts of the human psyche which most people repress or deny, whereas splatter fiction focuses on bizarre, alien evil to which the average viewer cannot easily relate.
HOW IS IT DIFFERENT TO TRADITIONAL THRILLER?
Psychological thriller films are different than traditional thriller films, where the source of fear is typically something material- such as monsters, supernatural or a person- as well as splatter film, which derives its effects from gore and graphic violence. Thriller also uses suspense, tension and excitement as the main elements. Thrillers heavily stimulate the