Psychological Thriller
In which (until the often violent resolution) the conflict between the
main characters is mental and emotional, rather than physical.
Characters, either by accident or their own curiousness, are dragged
into a dangerous conflict or situation that they are not prepared to
resolve. Characters are not reliant on physical strength to overcome
their brutish enemies, but rather are reliant on their mental resources,
whether it be by battling wits with a formidable opponent or by
battling for equilibrium in the character's own mind. At times, the
characters attempt solving, or are involved in, a mystery. The suspense
created by psychological thrillers often comes from two or more
characters preying upon one another's minds, either by playing deceptive
games with the other or by merely trying to demolish the other's mental
state.
Vertigo (1958)
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