Alfred Hitchcock knows as "The Master of suspence" creating films using the Freudian concepts within his work in films such as Rebecca, Psycho, Vertigo etc.

Other Screenwriters and Directors known for the psychological thriller category are; Brad Anderson well known in this genre with films such as 'The Machinist'. David Cronenberg, a director who focuses on horrors of our minds. Mary Harron, directed 'American Psycho'. Martin Scorsese, directing films such as 'Shutter Island'.