Psychological thrillers are a sub-genre from the range of thrillers, and is closely linked with some horror Genres. Psychological thrillers often include elements from drama or mystery genres, as well as it's traditional thriller traits.
Themes:
Mind - This is the human consciousness; the partthat has the thought, personality, memory, reason, emotion and intelligence. The mind gets used a lot to show narrative conflict, for example when charachters have to battle their own minds in order to understand or reach a new level of perception.
Death - Charachters are either fascinated by death or have a fear of dying.
Purpose/Existence - The reason that something exists; the aim that a human must strive for in order to understand why they exist. Charachters try and discover the purpose of their lives, and the way that the narative conflicts is often a reason for the charachter to dicover their purpose.
Identity - The definition of a charachter. Charchters often get confused with who they are and are out to find their real identity.
Perception - The interpretation of the world that somebody gets through their senses. Charchters often misinterperate the world around them, or outside factors alter their perception through the narative.
Reality - Charachters are often trying to find out what is true and what is not through the narrative.
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