The first thriller ever? It was probably one from 1697. It was called 'Little Red Riding Hood.'
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There's so many versions of 'Red Riding Hood.' It goes back 700 years.
The thriller is not a recent invention. It probably goes back to the dawn of storytelling.
The first horror film I remember seeing in the theatre was Halloween and from the first scene when the kid puts on the mask and it is his POV, I was hooked.
The first time I remember really being excited about a book was 'The Count of Monte Cristo.'
The way to write a thriller is to ask a question at the beginning, and answer it at the end.
Ultimately, a great thriller is a roller coaster ride. I like to think that's a promise I have never failed to keep, and one that I'd say has served my books well.
Well, if you're writing a thriller, you have to have your character in mortal jeopardy on page 1 or it's not a thriller.
It started with the Godfather, this operatic violence. I don't know.
'In Cold Blood' is not a thriller at all, really. It is, however, the first work of its kind: a true crime book that reads like fiction.
I think possibly the first film that has music as its leading character.