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The line in my head between thriller and horror is fairly simple... Legolas Send a noteboard - 14/09/2010 06:28:36 PM
I'd argue that it's not a thriller, since it doesn't rely quite as heavily on certain specific thriller tropes - but the lack of certain horror tropes makes it harder to be fanatical about it. :)

If the scary comes purely from people, without any suggestion of something supernatural, I call it a thriller. If not, horror. Though admittedly that leaves me with movies like "Scream" that one would be inclined to call horror even though it's all just people. But people wearing that freaky inhuman mask, so it still kind of works.

What thriller tropes would you say are missing?
Read it anyway, Rebekah, and make sure Tim's around to give you hugs after!

Indeed.
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Who's up for a wee challenge? Rebekah - 12/09/2010 06:11:38 PM 2220 Views
I'm in! Maria - 12/09/2010 06:46:40 PM 1584 Views
Suggestions Tavi - 12/09/2010 11:07:45 PM 1587 Views
My local library didn't have any of these authors.. Maria - 13/09/2010 02:53:55 PM 1568 Views
Another option, then. Rebekah - 21/09/2010 06:31:59 PM 1439 Views
One of my favourites Camilla - 23/09/2010 05:13:38 PM 1418 Views
Sounds interesting. I'm mainly a fantasy boy. *NM* MikeyMikeyMikey - 12/09/2010 08:31:38 PM 765 Views
Re: Sounds interesting. I'm mainly a fantasy boy. Tavi - 12/09/2010 11:15:01 PM 1685 Views
Hmmmmmmm. MikeyMikeyMikey - 13/09/2010 05:46:18 PM 1533 Views
Re: Hmmmmmmm. Tavi - 13/09/2010 09:40:14 PM 1571 Views
Sounds good. Sci Fi / Fantasy *NM* Tavi - 12/09/2010 10:34:31 PM 856 Views
For some reason nossy - 13/09/2010 03:38:40 AM 1479 Views
I just read that. Cockatiel of Doom - 15/09/2010 12:48:06 AM 1548 Views
I don't need a new challenge. I've already reviewed a yaoi Larry - 12/09/2010 10:39:00 PM 1418 Views
I'm not sure we need to share that kind of pain. *NM* Rebekah - 12/09/2010 10:39:57 PM 836 Views
You've no one to blame for that but yourself. Darth_Katie - 12/09/2010 11:07:06 PM 1529 Views
Fulfilling bets is not a good thing, sometimes Larry - 12/09/2010 11:18:21 PM 1655 Views
Did you ever read Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs? nossy - 14/09/2010 12:58:36 AM 1527 Views
Haven't read it yet Larry - 14/09/2010 05:40:37 AM 1546 Views
I win! nossy - 14/09/2010 06:27:12 PM 1548 Views
why not? fistofpainx - 13/09/2010 02:32:37 AM 1703 Views
OK. The Collector by John Fowles. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 06:26:58 PM 1455 Views
I'll do it, as long as it's a book I can find easily. nossy - 13/09/2010 03:00:02 AM 1614 Views
Got one for ya. Elaine - 13/09/2010 01:38:38 PM 1516 Views
Sweet nossy - 13/09/2010 02:30:15 PM 1498 Views
Elaine - 13/09/2010 03:14:55 PM 1492 Views
I'm sure I can find it. nossy - 14/09/2010 12:51:41 AM 1363 Views
nossy - 15/09/2010 06:09:01 PM 1562 Views
I swear posted to tell you that I found it. nossy - 05/10/2010 08:44:00 PM 1401 Views
I have a book you might like. Ghavrel - 13/09/2010 06:42:50 PM 1494 Views
Thanks. nossy - 14/09/2010 12:50:16 AM 1487 Views
Dude. nossy - 05/10/2010 08:44:33 PM 1577 Views
Re: Dude. Camilla - 05/10/2010 08:48:33 PM 1753 Views
Found it, and am reading it. nossy - 18/07/2011 08:07:48 PM 1647 Views
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Kronin al'Sulc - 13/09/2010 05:45:26 AM 1612 Views
A short book for you, then. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 06:29:41 PM 1491 Views
I'll see if I can find it in the library/for free and find/make the time to read it. *NM* Kronin al'Sulc - 24/09/2010 07:29:42 PM 925 Views
Sure, could be fun. Legolas - 13/09/2010 03:39:19 PM 1545 Views
I think you could try reading some older, orientalist fantasies Larry - 13/09/2010 03:59:43 PM 1537 Views
Interesting, alright. Might be tricky to get my hands on, though... let's find out. *NM* Legolas - 13/09/2010 04:26:14 PM 854 Views
Vathek at least shouldn't be too difficult Larry - 13/09/2010 05:55:08 PM 1523 Views
Well, found and read it now... Legolas - 18/07/2011 08:33:08 PM 1830 Views
I think I'm officially reading more history now than I am fantasy... Ghavrel - 13/09/2010 06:41:55 PM 1464 Views
That's easy Larry - 13/09/2010 06:49:12 PM 1536 Views
Need a mental break? nossy - 14/09/2010 01:12:08 AM 1489 Views
I'm willing to CONSIDER it...but what would people recommend for me? Tom - 13/09/2010 09:54:32 PM 1456 Views
The Bone People by Keri Hulme. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 10:05:59 PM 1516 Views
Oh, I have a few you might want to research Larry - 13/09/2010 10:15:08 PM 1633 Views
Just finished Negarestani's Cyclonopedia (Edit) Larry - 14/09/2010 12:16:39 PM 1806 Views
I should join in too. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 10:13:58 PM 1438 Views
I realize this is the cliché suggestion, but there's a good reason for that... Legolas - 13/09/2010 10:18:17 PM 1297 Views
Oh yes. I've read that. Rebekah - 13/09/2010 10:19:50 PM 1416 Views
You and Tim told me to read it! Camilla - 13/09/2010 11:58:39 PM 1475 Views
You should totally read it. Legolas - 14/09/2010 10:21:36 AM 1471 Views
Oh, I know the perfect sort of book for you then Larry - 13/09/2010 10:18:54 PM 1284 Views
Pffft! Reading stuff other people haven't heard of isn't outside my comfort zone! Rebekah - 13/09/2010 10:26:13 PM 1458 Views
Both are Penguin Classics Larry - 13/09/2010 10:30:22 PM 1467 Views
Re: Stephen King's Misery. Danae al'Thor - 14/09/2010 05:37:51 PM 1427 Views
Good call. Great book. Legolas - 14/09/2010 06:17:21 PM 1461 Views
Re: It is scary. Scarier than most of his others. Danae al'Thor - 14/09/2010 06:21:48 PM 1568 Views
The line in my head between thriller and horror is fairly simple... Legolas - 14/09/2010 06:28:36 PM 1422 Views
Re: Mine too! Danae al'Thor - 14/09/2010 06:34:25 PM 1364 Views
Dunno if it counts as Horror per se Myrdhyn - 22/09/2010 07:37:17 PM 1330 Views
The Stress of Her Regard by Tom Powers *NM* Jacob - 29/09/2010 05:13:32 PM 787 Views
I like the title. Rebekah - 29/09/2010 09:34:29 PM 1539 Views
OK then ranagrande - 14/09/2010 02:55:58 AM 1510 Views
How romance is romance? nossy - 15/09/2010 06:13:21 PM 1342 Views
You tell me. ranagrande - 15/09/2010 08:57:58 PM 1616 Views
I don't read romance either, so I'm having trouble. nossy - 15/09/2010 09:23:04 PM 1538 Views
I agree with nossy re Austen. Rebekah - 21/09/2010 06:34:10 PM 1537 Views
Yes, I love that book. Camilla - 23/09/2010 05:03:29 PM 1296 Views
Ok, I now have Persuasion! ranagrande - 24/09/2010 03:16:41 AM 1410 Views
I don't read them either, but I did once read a Danielle Steel book BlackAdder - 23/09/2010 11:51:52 PM 1485 Views
I might do that sometime ranagrande - 24/09/2010 03:19:27 AM 1430 Views
Re: I might do that sometime BlackAdder - 24/09/2010 05:55:20 PM 1511 Views
Alright, I'm in. I read mostly Fantasy with a smattering of Sci-Fi. Myrdhyn - 15/09/2010 07:09:26 PM 1527 Views
Two options, then. Rebekah - 21/09/2010 06:30:38 PM 1563 Views
I do believe I'll go with Holmes. For two reasons Myrdhyn - 22/09/2010 07:34:37 PM 1428 Views
Re: Two options, then. Camilla - 23/09/2010 05:06:31 PM 1378 Views
I've begun Holmes. Read the first two or three "Adventures" so far. I've been liking it. *NM* Myrdhyn - 28/09/2010 06:53:38 PM 786 Views
That's fabulous. Rebekah - 29/09/2010 04:50:34 PM 1359 Views
I've completed my assignment. Myrdhyn - 04/10/2010 08:57:49 PM 1463 Views
Re: I've completed my assignment. Camilla - 04/10/2010 11:42:46 PM 1322 Views
I might just do that. As long as it doesn't lead to any more 3 digit expenditures. *NM* Myrdhyn - 05/10/2010 07:29:03 PM 814 Views
3 digit expenditures? Camilla - 05/10/2010 07:30:17 PM 1502 Views
Ah, you didn't read my previous post. Myrdhyn - 05/10/2010 08:52:31 PM 1843 Views
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My wife thought it was a joke at first, too. *NM* Myrdhyn - 05/10/2010 08:57:25 PM 821 Views
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On level ground with no wind I'd say six to eight feet. Maybe farther if I really strained. Vodalus - 22/09/2010 12:33:06 AM 1417 Views
I (can?) barely read BlackAdder - 22/09/2010 08:48:00 PM 1488 Views
Have you read Eco? Camilla - 23/09/2010 04:56:17 PM 1514 Views
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Re: I (can?) barely read ranagrande - 23/09/2010 09:59:19 PM 1427 Views
Thanks BlackAdder - 23/09/2010 11:25:30 PM 1503 Views
Hmmm. Camilla - 22/09/2010 11:37:18 PM 1592 Views
Swedish literature? jh - 23/09/2010 03:35:04 PM 1457 Views
Depends Camilla - 23/09/2010 04:26:56 PM 1490 Views
Guillou? jh - 23/09/2010 08:56:40 PM 1443 Views
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Of course you must. jh - 23/09/2010 09:26:49 PM 1371 Views
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A warning, then. jh - 24/09/2010 06:43:17 AM 1488 Views
Re: A warning, then. Camilla - 24/09/2010 10:07:47 AM 1478 Views
Also Camilla - 24/09/2010 11:31:49 AM 1470 Views
Norwegian will be just fine. jh - 24/09/2010 03:47:57 PM 1333 Views
OK, I read it Camilla - 30/10/2010 09:52:59 AM 1817 Views
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