Psychological thriller

/saɪkəlˈɒdʒɪkəl θɹˈɪlə/

/saɪkəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl θɹˈɪlɚ/

a subgenre of thriller that often explores the inner workings of the human mind, with a focus on psychological suspense, manipulation, and paranoia, rather than physical action or violence

Examples

1. It is classified as a Psychological Thriller.

2. It's an excellent slow-burn psychological thriller.

3. And Lake Mungo, a 2008 psychological thriller from Australia, uses documentary techniques like interviews to excavate the story of a family coming to terms with their daughter’s drowning.

4. So I saw that she liked psychological thrillers, lyrical writing, dark fantasy, which is kind of my genre.