Have we reached peak thriller? With The Girl On The Train selling 6.5m copies worldwide, the genre's never been bigger. With myserious murders, and plot twists aplenty - here are five more reasons to sleep with the light on...
What gives... Hamish Wolfe is gorgeous, charming and eligible. Unfortunately he's also a serial killer. Protesting his innocence from jail, he asks renowned lawyer and crime writer Maggie Rose to help overturn his conviction. But has he really suffered a miscarriage of justice?
Thriller boxes ticked... Skeleton-crammed closets; multiple twists; troubled cop; rising body count
Nightmare rating... 3/5
What gives... Young couple Anne and Marco attend a boozy dinner party at their neighbours. After the babysitter cancels, they leave their 6-month-old daughter sleeping at home and take the baby monitor with them. She'll be fine, right? WRONG. Very wrong.
Thriller boxes ticked... Kidnap; family secrets; sweaty terror; page-turning plotline
Nightmare rating... 4/5
What gives... Lecherous failed novelist Paul tags along on holiday to an idyllic Greek village with his new girlfriend Alice and her gang of friends. It turns out not to be the most relaxing break when he ends up accused of rape and murder.
Thriller boxes ticked: Unreliable narrator; toxic relationship; dogged policeman; twisty denouement
Nightmare rating: 3/5
What gives... Best friends Clementine and Erika go to a suburban Sydney barbecue. Then something truly terrible goes down. By the time you find out exactly what, your nerves will have been shredded.
Thriller boxes ticked: Parental guilt; complex friendships; slow-cooker build; unravelling marriages
Nightmare rating: 4/5
What gives... Pregnant teen Lisa is kidnapped by sickos who want to sell her baby then bump her off. Poor girl, right? Well, kind of - she turns out to be a hyper-intelligent semi-sociopath who bides her time plotting audacious revenge.
Thriller boxes ticked: Flawed heroine; abduction; FBI; a monster twist
Nightmare rating: 5/5
