Thriller

Is my story a thriller if it has gore? I plan on putting some pretty violent kills in it but its not self gratifying if that makes sense so is it a thriller or a horror cause I don't want horror people to come in expecting Friday nights at Freddy or Thriller peeps to think its a few bumbs and chills.

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BJRedman-Smith

Hi All,

A question that might be silly. How do you define a thriller from a horror story?

I have and continue to work on what I would call a dark thriller/romance in my mind but it could be a horror to others as some readers have said "it's too sick".

For example, I describe torture, corpse mutilation, and rape in the story. So not for the faint of heart by any means and definitely NO under 18 readers.

VisceralVodka That's a very good question. Im also in your shoes as Im writing a dark thriller/romance. I depict and plan to depict all the elements you have, and have also been told it's "too much" or too graphic. I don't think horror and thriller are so much ... See More

different. They both usually include some kind of intense action and definitely suspense. The lines can get a bit blurred easily. For example, one of the first few chapters of my Thriller had some intense action in it that concluded in some serious injuries, and one person said my book was a horror novel. I was really confused as to how they thought it was, but reading it again, i understand what they meant. It really only take a few graphic scenes to change someone's thoughts and feelings towards what you write, those ones especially since its already usually associated with the Horror Genre. I know this probably didnt answer your question but i figured id just give you some of my insight

J. M. Johnson

Something a bit different 😊

BJRedman-Smith Thank you for adding a little fun to my workday, I needed the distraction. So I can see : IT as mentioned in the red balloon , Beauty and the Beast has to be the rose in glass case , Harry Potter movies represented by the gold snitch , Pirates of ... See More

the Caribbean movies with jack’s pirate hat , This could be either The Shining (if it’s a hole in the door) of Flubber (if its green goop) , Jumanji by the boardgame , Saw movies by the white with swirls mask , The Matrix being the 2 pills , Star Wars movies with the light saber , Titanic the necklace of a heart ,

The Lord of the Rings movies or maybe The Hobbit with the gold ring.

Cricket Elleson Forrest Gump and Rambo

Star-of-the-night

Hey everyone!!

Any recommendations on new and exciting thriller stories!??

hondo1440 I can strongly recommend Haley Donohue (two cop series) and PartWolf (multiple series - most werewolf)

Star-of-the-night I'll definitely check them out!! Thank you!! : )

BLTNanox HI! My story is within thriller genre, see if it's sth you like: https://www.inkitt.com/stories/thriller/407185

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Hey everyone! I'm excited to join this group and meet experienced authors. 😊I hope the writers here support this blooming artist 💖⚡

J. M. Johnson Hey! Happy to have you here 😊 just let us know if you have any questions

BJRedman-Smith

Hello all, opinions needed, please.

Is it too cliche or too much to have bought one brother who faked his death back from the dead (already 1/2 book ago), and then introduce a long-lost abducted twin? All killer characters are psychotic and have a predilection for macabre theatrical murders

Thank you for your time in advance

holliefur Hello! I like the idea of bringing someone back from the dead (not literally but figuratively of course). Many amazing books have fooled their readers in this manner - take the incredible Gone Girl for instance by Gillian Flynn. Having a long lost ... See More

twin might be a twist too many. This was the plot twist in Pretty Little Liars (a TV show). Even though the programme was full of twists and turns and was incredibly tongue-in-cheek, this felt like a step too far. I guess it depends how you do it and what style you are going for. Is there a loop hole you are trying to solve?

J. M. Johnson I agree with the above comment, it definitely depends how it's done and I was going to reference pretty little liars as well. I don't mind characters being brought back from the dead, but my thoughts is that it has to be a one off. There needs to be ... See More

something amazing that has happened, or else death loses its impact in the story and I've found readers really don't connect or care if characters die, because there's always a loophole somewhere that can bring them back. I know this doesn't strictly apply to your case as your character faked their death. Is the long lost twin really coming out of the blue? Do you think there are ways you could go back and foreshadow this? I wouldn't want to just introduce someone new because "plot"

BJRedman-Smith thankyou both, a lot of food for thought. i might change it to abducted from the hospital at birth, so estranged from his siblings till he met his eldest brother incarcerated who he helps escape and go on killing spree.

J. M. Johnson @bjredmansmith let me know when this book is finished, please. I would love to read it!

J. M. Johnson

So as you know, self promotion is not supposed to occur in these groups, however, I want to make sure you're all feeling adequately supported and growing your readership.

So having said that, I want to introduce the first of many #SelfPromotionMondays!

Please comment on this post with the links to your books. I will keep these posts up, but I will make a new one every week ❤

holliefur

I am so glad to have discovered this group! As an exclusive thriller writer, I have struggled to connect with people that enjoy and understand this genre.

holliefur

I really want to find fellow mystery lovers! I have two ongoing stories, one about a teenage voyeur and my more developed story, The Silver Lining. The latter is about a girl who discovers that her father is a serial killer.

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