Quotes About Suspense

The thing with '24' is that because it moves so much, it's a challenge, and sometimes things get revealed about these characters as you go.

If you have Julia Roberts in a movie you're never really afraid for her because you know she's not going to die.

With most other genres, you need movie stars. With horror, you just need a story.

I like horror movies that have a degree of coziness to them.

I like emotional horror. I don't like horror movies. I hate them. But, if you can make emotional horror movies, I'm in. If I can care and root for the main character, then I'm in.

I love action movies.

I really like suspenseful movies and movies that make you think.

I love scary movies.

I think 'The Thing' is so good because it's not just a scary movie. It's also social commentary, which works on multiple levels, which is something I really respond to.

People read more mysteries than they do political pamphlets.

You know the thing that interests me about 'Unsolved Mysteries?' It's because there are people out there, people who know something, who may have the one final clue.

The Brits make the best murder mysteries - I mean, did you see 'Broadchurch'? Wasn't it amazing? I love the mysteries and trying to put it all together.

Mystery is something that appeals to most everybody.

To write a good mystery you have to know where it will end before you can decide where it will begin... and I've always known where it will end.

Secrecy can be sexy. It's essential to any good mystery novel.

If we think about what mystery entails as a genre, certainly a big part of it is a resolution.

I'm always looking for the potential mystery in everything; I can't imagine writing about anything else.

I would love to do a mystery movie.

I like scary movies. I like the mystery that leaves you wanting to watch the next one.

I often keep my eyes open for bodies. I do. Ever since I was a kid. I think I read too many 'Nancy Drew' books.

I do love Shirley Jackson, but I don't deserve to be named in connection with her. I remember reading 'The Haunting of Hill House' and having goosebumps for hours. The way she builds narrative pressure in that book is just amazing. I think you could reread it a few times and actually go out of your mind.

I would say that all short stories have mystery naturally built into them.

He had to be a GhostWalker. She was looking at a legitimate GhostWalker. The real deal.

Gregori hit the door with the palm of his hand, splintering the heavy oak, staying well to the side of the entrance. A shotgun blast was loud, echoing into the night. The trap could have been sprung by any one of the villagers. "That will bring the good citizens running," Gregori said drily.