French

Noun

huis-clos m ‎(plural huis-clos)

1. An enclosed space such as a room or cell.
2. (figuratively) A work of fiction (film, novel, etc.) in which the action is set in an enclosed space. Examples in film Darkness Falls, Death and the Maiden
3. (by extension) A genre in fiction where dramatic tension is derived from the action being set in an enclosed space.

See also

• huis clos
• à huis clos
• huissier