^Xiaoning LU. Moulding the Socialist Subject: Cinema and Chinese Modernity (1949-1966). BRILL. 2020: 18. ISBN 9789004423527. Discussion on the thriller genre appeared in major film magazines from 1958 to 1963... 惊险影片创作的歧路... [The thriller film going astray]
^Cherbak, Cynthia A. Cherbak. 旷世怨偶. 清华大学出版社. 2002: 81. ISBN 9787302044116. spy thriller 惊险间谍电影(或小说、戏剧)
^James N. Frey. How to Write a Damn Good Thriller: A Step-by-Step Guide for Novelists and Screenwriters. ISBN 0312575076. In a mystery, the hero has a mission to find a killer. In a thriller, the hero has a mission to foil evil.