Best Thriller movies of all time

There are many thriller movies out there that have the power to chill and excite us in equal measure, so here is a rundown of the best thriller movies of all time that are sure to get your pulse racing.

The Sixth Sense

The twist in this particular movie by M. Night Shyamalan is possibly the most famous twist in movie history. If you haven’t seen it and don’t know the twist, LOOK AWAY NOW! The moment when it is revealed that Bruce Willis has been dead all along is a moment that still brings chills, and knowing what is going to happen in no way reduces how good this movie is. With Haley Joel Osment seeing dead people, the ghosts and the way that people react to his gift, it is and always will be one of the greatest thriller movies of all time.

Inception

What do you get when a thief has skills of stealing secrets from people’s minds whilst they are sleeping? Dealings in corporate espionage that make the thief an international fugitive – this isn’t much of a surprise, nor is the offer of redemption that Dom Cobb, thief and fugitive is offered, but instead of planning the perfect heist and stealing from the subconscious, he and his team have to plant an idea instead. But with an enemy that can seem to predict their every move, this thriller is one that leaves your head spinning and is easily one of the greatest thriller movies to ever grace the silver screen.

Psycho

There is one director whose name is synonymous with the thriller movie genre, and that is Alfred Hitchcock. His most famous and most chilling of his movies is one word that still has the power to thrill nearly 60 years after it was first released. Psycho is the movie that made us fear the Bates Motel and taking showers in unfamiliar surroundings. When you talk about thriller movies that leave you with your heart racing, Psycho is at the top of that list.

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3 Awesome Thriller Novels to Read in 2020

There’s nothing like an edge-of-your-seat thriller to get you eager to return to your book. Whether you love to read on your daily commute, you can’t nod off without a good book in the evening, or your ideal Sunday is spent curled up on the couch with a gripping novel, there are lots of fantastic books on the horizon in 2020 to look forward to.

Here are three killer thrillers to read when 2020 comes around.

Hunter Killer by Brad Taylor

Set to be released in January 2020, Brad Taylor brings yet another incredible military thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. Pike Logan and his loyal task force must tackle their biggest opponent yet: pro assassins from Russia, as they track them across South America in a desperate attempt to protect from West from terrorism.

Deep State by Chris Hauty

Hayley Chill, a seasoned war veteran and now White House official, uncovers a dire plot to assassinate the president, and must use all her courage and military experience to protect him. A breathtaking and ever-twisting plot that will have you gripped until the very last page. Pick it up in January 2020.

A Cold Trail by Robert Dugoni

Released February 2020, this is the latest offering from bestselling novelist Robert Dugoni. The seventh gripping installment in the Tracy Crosswhite saga, here our fierce heroine must deal with haunting memories of the past when she returns to her hometown of Cedar Grove to solve a murder.

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Perfect families don’t stay that way for long in well-plotted thrillers

There are many rules or conventions to a good thriller and one goes that all is not what it seems. So if you see a perfect family portrayal on page one, you know that will soon change. Here a couple of new thrillers which prove that point.

Beautiful Bad by Annie Ward

Very much in the vein of Gone Girl, this opens with the seemingly perfect picture of family life. A loving wife, a devoted husband, a perfect little boy. Something tells you this isn’t going to last though.

When Maddie suffers a horrific injury as a result of an accident while camping, her visible scars lead her to attend therapy. It is there that she begins to peel back the previously unrealized fears about her husband and their early life together.

Soon, a series of memories and secrets come flooding back and Maddie realizes the dangers that are lurking beneath. A truly absorbing and disturbing thriller, with a delicious twist you won’t see coming, Beautiful Bad is essential reading.

House on Fire by Bonnie Kistler

Pete and Leigh are each having a second shot at marriage – with each other. Their two respective families seem to mix well together and their new lives together are a source of celebration when their anniversary rolls around.

However, that is the night things start to unravel when their teenage kids are left alone and Pete and Leigh go out to mark their special occasion. But tragedy strikes and their perfect bond is ripped asunder as each is torn between their loyalty to each other and their children.

House on Fire is a tightly wound thriller which delivers rich commentary on the bonds of family and the lengths we are prepared to go to for the ones we love.

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Let’s play: books that inspired video games

You may think that viewing a television or movie adaptation is the only way to visually enjoy your favorite thriller. Of course, you do have the power of you own imagination to rely on too, but many people feel that the immersive of experience of going to watch a movie based on a thrilling book, is hard to beat.

However, there has been a trend in recent years for a number of popular book series to find their way onto video game platforms. Given that many movies have already been made into video game versions, it’s probably logical that many books which are crammed with action and thrills would make for good gaming material.

Perhaps one advantage a video game adaptation has over a movie is that it can remain more faithful to the details of the plot and characters as it doesn’t necessarily have to cram everything into a neat two-hour slot.

Here are some video games which have found their origins in books:

The Witcher

Anyone who has played The Witcher series of games will have no doubt enjoyed the action fantasy content. It was one of those immersive games which brings you to a whole new world. That world was actually created by Andrzej Sapkowski who is the Polish author of The Witch series of novels. The game isn’t overly strict on the plot and allows players to decide what happens to each character rather than having their destiny mapped out for them.

Assassin’s Creed

This series of games has enjoyed phenomenal success but the original game was inspired by a novel according to its creator. Jade Raymond revealed a few years ago that Assassin’s Creed was loosely based on the novel Alamut by Vladimir Bartol which was first published in 1938 and revolves around a Persian fortress.

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Reasons why we love thriller fiction

When you find a good thriller to sink your teeth into, it becomes very difficult to put the book down. The tension, not knowing what is going to happen next and genuinely fearing for the safety of the characters as they are plunged from one terrible situation to the next. But why do we put ourselves through this torment? Well here is a rundown of just some of the reasons why we love thriller fiction.

The Twist

One thing that sets apart the thriller from other books is the twist that leaves you thinking “what just happened?!”. Thriller fiction is at its best when it turns the reader completely on their head and questioning everything they thought they knew about the book.

Trying to figure out what is going on

When you’re in the middle of a thriller, and you’ve just been thrown into the middle of one of the twists, as a reader you are desperately trying to figure out what is going on. If you can’t, then you want to know what happens in the end. If you can, you want to know if you’re right.

Vicarious fear

Feeling the thrill of fear when you are perfectly safe and can put the book down at any time you want is another reason that we can’t help but love thriller fiction. There is a release that comes from this type of escape that can have a huge impact on decreasing our stress levels.

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