Why thrillers thrive

Thrillers are a art form. They take situations that could be completely ordinary, and turn them into something unexpected and extraordinary.
When an audience go to the cinema to see a thriller they experience danger in a safe environment. Their subconscious knows they are safe, but as they watch the hero taking great risks they feel as if they are there because that is what all their senses are screaming at them.

A thriller is like being involved in something dangerous without all the complications and consequences. That is why thrillers are a great form of adrenaline instead of going, and doing something that could be a risk to you in reality. Audiences like to know that they are safe and that they can get a thrill in a safe environment.

This has been proven because a few years ago an exhibition was opened where audiences were admitted a few at a time into a room to face a curtain with two columns either side. The natural instinct the audience had was that the curtain would be drawn, revealing a screen. Instead what actually happened was that one of the pillars began to topple over onto the audience with deafening cracking sounds.
The exibit closed shortly afterward from the amount of complaints. This was because the audience didnt have the safety that watching a thriller promises.

Thrillers will continue to thrive in today's society, where everyone is looking for thrills. the horror genre will soon be just a sub genre to thrillers, and the audience will continue to be satisfied after receiving their dose of thrills.