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Psychological thriller

Psychological thriller is a thriller narrative which emphasizes the unstable or delusional psychological states of its characters. In terms of context and convention, it is a subgenre of the broader ranging thriller narrative structure, [1] with similarities to Gothic and detective fiction in the sense of sometimes having a "dissolving sense of reality". It is often told through the viewpoint of psychologically stressed characters, revealing their distorted mental perceptions and focusing on the complex and often tortured relationships between obsessive and pathological characters. [2] Psychological thrillers often incorporate elements of mystery, drama, action and paranoia. Not to be confused with Psychological Horror, which involves more terror than psychosomatic themes. Contents 1 Definition 2 Literary devices and techniques 3 Themes 4 Examples 4.1 Screenwriters and directors 4.2 Video games 4.3 Film 4.4 Television 4.5 Literature 5 References 6 External link...