protagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenovelUnreliablenarrator"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"supernatural/unexplainedelementnature/wildernesssettingeveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonredherringthespouse isthe villaincheatingintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingthe villainis alwaysone stepaheadisolatedhousecollege orprivateschoolsettingunnecessarymisogynypolice areincompetentpodcastpovchangemidwaythroughsomeonedisappearsmentalillnessused as aplot devicecreepychildrenprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safety"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"smalltownvibesdinnerpartyscenetwo peopleare actuallyone personplottwistsomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"Dualpovsomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onstoryaboutsiblingsplotholepets areactingweirdprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenovelUnreliablenarrator"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"supernatural/unexplainedelementnature/wildernesssettingeveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonredherringthespouse isthe villaincheatingintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingthe villainis alwaysone stepaheadisolatedhousecollege orprivateschoolsettingunnecessarymisogynypolice areincompetentpodcastpovchangemidwaythroughsomeonedisappearsmentalillnessused as aplot devicecreepychildrenprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safety"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"smalltownvibesdinnerpartyscenetwo peopleare actuallyone personplottwistsomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"Dualpovsomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onstoryaboutsiblingsplotholepets areactingweird

Thriller/Mystery/Horror Novel Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. protagonist acts suspicious for no reason
  2. one or more characters explicitly described as a psychopath
  3. epilogue with the protagonist moving on from the events of the novel
  4. Unreliable narrator
  5. "she let out a breath she didn't know she was holding"
  6. supernatural/unexplained element
  7. nature/wilderness setting
  8. everyone suspects the wrong person
  9. red herring
  10. the spouse is the villain
  11. cheating
  12. intense scene featuring the protagonist driving
  13. the villain is always one step ahead
  14. isolated house
  15. college or private school setting
  16. unnecessary misogyny
  17. police are incompetent
  18. podcast
  19. pov change midway through
  20. someone disappears
  21. mental illness used as a plot device
  22. creepy children
  23. protagonist makes bad choices involving their safety
  24. "she was actually dreaming/imagining things the whole time!"
  25. small town vibes
  26. dinner party scene
  27. two people are actually one person
  28. plot twist
  29. someone comes back from the dead or "dead"
  30. Dual pov
  31. something that happened years ago gets revealed later on
  32. story about siblings
  33. plot hole
  34. pets are acting weird