Tā zuì xǐhuan kàn jīngsǒng xiǎoshuō, yuè xiàrén yuè guòyǐn.
He loves thriller novels most of all: the scarier, the better.
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Common as a genre label: 惊悚片 is a thriller film. The fear comes from danger and tension, unlike 恐怖 (horror, monsters and gore) or 悬疑 (suspense, a puzzle to solve). Hong Kong and Taiwan media often say 惊栗 instead.