Conventions of a Psychological Thriller

• Twisted/Unusual/clever plot.
• The character is unaware of something we know, e.g they think some one is trying to kill them when we know that they aren't trying to kill them.
• Questions reality.
• Unusual Heroes, this adds to the twisted plot
• The themes are often quite dark
• There is often a focus on a particular theme e.g Dreams or memory.
• Characters often have a fascination with death or other worlds.
• Typical narrative
• Flashbacks are often used 
• Characters playing on each others minds, e.g trying to confuse each other etc.