The horror genre is about building feelings of fear or dread, while the thriller genre is about creating thrills. Obviously.
Horror more often than not is in close relation with supernatural topics such as death, creatures, the afterlife, witchcraft, and much more. Some say that the main difference between the horror and thriller genre is the inclusion of these supernatural elements.
On the other hand, the thriller's most important element is suspense. Since suspense can be applied to many situations, the thriller genre has many, MANY, sub-genres. Political thrillers, romantic thrillers, spy thrillers, legal thrillers, and so many more.
The confusion between the two is very understandable, as one genre's elements may overlap or be used in the other. For example, a thriller may have scary sequences or deal with seemingly supernatural events, or a horror movie may deal with real-life occurrences in a heightened or more frightening way.
One very clear example of this possible confusion is 10 Cloverfield Lane. While a large majority of the movie seems to be a thriller dealing with events that could actually happen, the ending portion of the movie goes into full horror by using supernatural elements and showing what the real threat actually is.
Hopefully, this post outlines what is and isn't each of these genres, and I will be able to look back at this post as a guideline for what I should be doing.
Some articles that helped me with this post:
https://industrialscripts.com/thriller-vs-horror/
https://newdawnfilm.com/the-difference-between-a-thriller-and-a-horror-film/
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