thriller

Delirium is one juicy mind f**k of a horror thriller.

horror thriller

Delirium is one juicy mind f**k of a horror thriller.

on Lauren Oliver’s bestselling young adult novels about an alternate present where love is deemed illegal and is able to be eradicated with a surgical procedure dubbed The Cure

Penned by executive producer Karyn Usher (Prison Break), Delirium is based on Lauren Oliver’s bestselling young adult novels about an alternate present where love is deemed illegal and is able to be eradicated with a surgical procedure dubbed The Cure.

urban tale

Delirium is an urban tale, a mix of music, dance, theater, and multimedia.

psychological thriller

delusions was not as much “horror” as delusions was psychological thriller.

dystopian

Delirium is set in a dystopian world in which love is considered a disease, conversations are monitored, and the only music available is that approved by the authorities.

soft ballads and driving rock anthems

These two songs demostrate Delirious's two major strenghts: soft ballads and driving rock anthems.

an acute state of confusion

Delirium is an acute state of confusion marked by sudden onset, fluctuating course, inattention, and at times an abnormal level of consciousness (1).

In fiction

In fiction, the delirium of a deteriorating body invites many opportunities for playful prose and immediate conflict.

racy fiction

The writing style is that of a racy fiction.

psychedelic nightmare

DELIRUM is a bit of a generic theme, a sort of generic psychedelic nightmare in which anything goes.

melodramas

According to the genre, the film refers to melodramas, criminal films.

psychomotor

Delirium has been commonly classified into psychomotor subtypes of hypoactive, hyperactive, and mixed, though studies are inconsistent as to the prevalence of these subtypes.

on the first book in a trilogy of young-adult novels

Delirium is based on the first book in a trilogy of young-adult novels, The Selection is based on the first book in a planned trilogy of young-adult novels, and The Hundred — the odd man out here — is based on an upcoming series of young-adult novels, but this series will have two books, not three.

acute onset and transient duration

Delirium is usually of acute onset and transient duration.

specifically within the delusion genre

Its narrative direction and constitution, characters and imagery were tremendously influential in either pop culture and literature, specifically within the delusion genre.