Fears

Thrillers work on the basis of people's fears. These can include:

- ghosts
- clowns
- dark woods
- cannibals
- spiders/insects
- lifts
- confined spaces
- youths/gangs
- the dark
- death
- the unknown
- getting lost
- crime/weapons
- terrorists
- drugs
- illness
- recession
- end of the world
- government corruption
- war
- nuclear attacks
- technology and identity theft