My Genre - Iconography

 Psychological Thrillers often rely on specific visual iconography to make the viewer feel uneasy. 

Some common visual depictions used in Psychological Thrillers are things such as mirrors which are typically used to show Duality, Identity crisis, Hidden Selves or Altered Selves. A good example of this is in the film Oculus (2013) Where the mirror alters perception showing the characters evil and twisted versions of themselves manipulating them their minds. 

Labyrinths, Corridors and Stairs: All three are typically used in Psychological Thrillers to portray a characters mind or a descent into paranoia and madness. A good example of this is the film The Shining (1980) where the main character (Jack Torrance) is shown to lose grip on reality due to the hotel's confusing labyrinth like layout and disorienting architecture. The twisting hallways are used to reflect Jack's mind as he loses his sanity.

Broken Glass/ Fractured Imagery can be used often used to depict ones fractured or broken mind and perception. A good example of this is in the film Black Swan (2010) where the main character (Nina Sayers) hallucinates pulling a shard of glass from her body and sees her reflection move on it own. The broken glass becomes a metaphor for her fracturing identity and her spiral into psychosis. Throughout the film mirrors and shards of glass are used to reflect fragmented, darker versions of Nina.