locations and settings typical of a psychological thriller

Main locations psychological thrillers are filmed:

Mental Asylums, in the thriller called Silence of The Lambs it is set in the in a Baltimore state hospital for the criminally insane to interview an inmate Dr. Hannibal – the cannibal – Lecter. A brilliant and renowned psychiatrist turned serial killer.

Another place is cities, cities are very large and it is easy for criminals to escape because there is so much crime going on. In large American cities like New York or Chicago, it is very easy for some crimes to go unseen. For example a TV programme called Criminal minds is set all over the USA but is mostly based in large cities or small towns. It is much easier when they are in smaller communities to find the criminal. So placing a criminal in the large cities can help create more suspension when finding the killer. It is easy to get lost among all the people of the city.

Also another place this type of thriller is set is old buildings, for example an old mental institution or an old mansion. For example The Woman in Black is set in an old house. It creates a tense atmosphere that makes it feel like some is always watching you.