Suspense Quotes

“When the reader knows more than the characters, you can create suspense.”

“I see you shiver with antici... pation.”

“I think what makes it scary is that you don't really know what the monster is.”

“The secret to a good suspense film is that it is about something else.”

“I'm a undercover agent for the F.B.I. and I'm watching you.”

“I didn't want the audience to feel safe. I wanted them to know that anything could happen.”

“The suspense is terrible. I hope it'll last.”

“The more the audience knows, the less they care.”

“The great fish moved silently through the night water, propelled by short sweeps of its crescent tail.”

“It's all about the unknown.”

“There's a breathless hush in the Close to-night— Ten to make and the match to win— A bumping pitch and a blinding light, An hour to play and the last man in.”

“The way that suspense works is by making a promise to the reader.”

“There's nothing more troubling than a mystery you can't solve.”

“There is no terror in a bang, only in the anticipation of it.”

“I think a good thriller is a game of cat and mouse.”

“In 'Hannibal,' the audience is just waiting for the shoe to drop.”

“What is not seen is more frightening than what is.”

“Is that your final answer?”