Clarice emerges from the bathroom in a half-crouch, arms
out, both hands on the gun, extended just below the level of
her unseeing eyes. She stops, listens. In her raw-nerved
darkness, every SOUND is unnaturally magnified - the HUM of
the refrigerator... the TRICKLE of water... her own terrified
BREATHING, and Catherine's faraway, echoing SOBS... Moths
smack against her face and arms. She eases forward, then
stops again, listens... She eases forward again, following
her gun, and creeps directly in front of, and then past -
MR. GUMB
That excerpt from the script to Silence of the Lambs showcases the power of the thriller. I can remember sitting in a dark movie theater, glued to the big screen trying to will Jodie Foster’s character, Clarice Starling to turn and shoot the killer. I miss those days at the movies.
But we are not here to chat about the fall of modern cinema, no, we are here to talk about the Thriller. What it is and why you should try to incorporate elements into your roleplaying game.
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