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The 15 pages that link to Thriller, each with the reason it gives.

• SuspenseRelated: Thrillers commonly use sustained suspense as their main source of momentum.

• Detective fictionCompared with: Thrillers often prioritize preventing a threat over identifying a perpetrator.

• Horror filmCompared with: Thrillers emphasize suspense, while horror centers fear, revulsion, or dread.

• Crime fictionNarrower topic: Crime fiction is one source of thriller plots, though thrillers need not involve crime.

• Horror fictionCompared with: Thrillers emphasize suspense and momentum, while horror foregrounds fear or dread.

• Adventure fictionCompared with: Thrillers prioritize tension and threat; adventure typically emphasizes journeys and exploits.

• Psychological horrorCompared with: Thrillers may use psychological tension, but their central promise is suspense rather than horror.

• Spy fictionNarrower topic: Spy fiction is a specialized branch of the thriller, shaped by intelligence work and state power.

• Neo-noirNarrower topic: Neo-noir overlaps with thrillers but is distinguished by its reworking of noir conventions.

• Mystery fictionCompared with: Thrillers emphasize what will happen, while mysteries typically emphasize what has happened and why.

• Billie JeanNarrower topic: The song became a central single from the album and helped define its sound.

• E. Phillips OppenheimNarrower topic: His fast-moving plots and perilous conspiracies fit the genre's central techniques.

• Horror gameCompared with: Thrillers share suspense with horror but need not aim to evoke fear or dread.

• Jack HigginsNarrower topic: Higgins’s rapid pacing and high-stakes threats follow the thriller’s central conventions.

• Robert LudlumNarrower topic: Ludlum’s spy novels are a prominent form of the broader thriller genre.