The conspiracy thriller (or paranoid thriller) is a subgenre of thriller fiction. A common theme in such works is that characters discovering a secretive conspiracy may be unable to tell what is true about the conspiracy, or even what is real: rumors, lies, propaganda, and counter-propaganda build upon one another until what is conspiracy and what is coincidence becomes an undecidable question.

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  • The conspiracy thriller (or paranoid thriller) is a subgenre of thriller fiction. A common theme in such works is that characters discovering a secretive conspiracy may be unable to tell what is true about the conspiracy, or even what is real: rumors, lies, propaganda, and counter-propaganda build upon one another until what is conspiracy and what is coincidence becomes an undecidable question. The protagonists of conspiracy thrillers are often journalists or amateur investigators who find themselves (often inadvertently) pulling on a small thread which unravels a vast conspiracy that ultimately goes "all the way to the top". Conspiracy theory in the US (and echoed in other parts of the world) reached its zenith in the 1960s and 1970s in the wake of a number of high-profile scandals and controversies, most notably the Vietnam War, the assassination of President Kennedy, the Chappaquiddick incident, and Watergate. These works exposed what many people regarded as the clandestine machinations and conspiracies beneath the orderly fabric of political life. Because of their dramatic potential, conspiracies are a popular theme in thrillers and science fiction. The subtle shades and complexities of historical fact are recast as a morality play in which bad people cause bad events, and good people identify and defeat them. Conspiracies are often played out as "man-in-peril" (or "woman-in-peril") stories, or yield quest narratives similar to those found in whodunnits and detective stories. It is perhaps no coincidence, then, that the English word "plot" applies to both a story, and the activities of conspirators.
  • Een paranoiathriller (of samenzweringsthriller) is een subgenre van de thriller. Een vaak wederkerend thema in dit genre is de protagonist die een samenzwering ontdekt en de waarheid probeert aan het licht te brengen. Om de samenzwering en leugens te ontmaskeren zet de protagonist - meestal een amauteur-detective of journalist - vaak zijn leven op het spel. De samenzwering wordt dikwijls op kleine schaal en per toeval ontdekt. In de Verenigde Staten kende dit subgenre in de filmwereld een enorm succes in de jaren 1960-'70. Aan de basis lagen vaak waar gebeurde schandalen en samenzweringen. De Vietnamoorlog, de moord op president John F. Kennedy en het Watergate-schandaal dienden regelmatig als inspiratiebron. De angst die in het land heerste - omwille van de verscheidene moordaanslagen en politieke complotten - was de perfecte voedingsbodem voor de paranoiathrillers.
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  • The conspiracy thriller (or paranoid thriller) is a subgenre of thriller fiction. A common theme in such works is that characters discovering a secretive conspiracy may be unable to tell what is true about the conspiracy, or even what is real: rumors, lies, propaganda, and counter-propaganda build upon one another until what is conspiracy and what is coincidence becomes an undecidable question.
  • Een paranoiathriller (of samenzweringsthriller) is een subgenre van de thriller. Een vaak wederkerend thema in dit genre is de protagonist die een samenzwering ontdekt en de waarheid probeert aan het licht te brengen. Om de samenzwering en leugens te ontmaskeren zet de protagonist - meestal een amauteur-detective of journalist - vaak zijn leven op het spel. De samenzwering wordt dikwijls op kleine schaal en per toeval ontdekt.
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  • Conspiracy fiction
  • Paranoiathriller
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