Recipe For A Thriller

Thriller is a broad genre of literature, film and television that includes numerous and of ten overlapping sub-genres.
Thrillers are characterized by fast pacing, frequent action and resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more powerful and better equipped villains.

Devices such as suspense, red herrings and cliff-hangers are used extensively. A thriller is a villain driven plot, whereby he presents obstacles the hero must overcome. The genre is flexible and can engage the audience through a dramatic rendering of physiological, social and political tensions. Hitchcock said "Thrillers allow the audience to put their toe in the cold water of fear to see what it's like.