A classic camera angle in thriller is a close-up-side shot of the back of the neck. You can see the hairs raise on the back of the neck indicating fear and making the audience subconsciously panic.
Another important trick is to only show a reaction of a threat and leave the threat out of the shot. Leaving danger outside of the frame indicates leaves the audience in the dark about how bad the situation is, it is especially effective when the subject is yet to see the threat but another character has told them that its there. alternatively you could only show a bit of the threat or subject to restrict information about who has been killed or to maintain the mystery surrounding the killers identity.
Another trick is to have the background lit up and the foreground in shadow so all the action is visible but none knows who's responsible. This can create tensions for the main characters as they may suspect each other.
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