thespouse isthe villaindinnerpartyscenethe villainis alwaysone stepaheadprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetysomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"somethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater oncheatingDualpovplotholeplottwistisolatedhousestoryaboutsiblingsone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathsupernatural/unexplainedelementmentalillnessused as aplot devicecollege orprivateschoolsettingepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenovelsmalltownvibesUnreliablenarratortwo peopleare actuallyone personpolice areincompetenteveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingcreepychildrenredherringpodcastnature/wildernesssettingpovchangemidwaythroughunnecessarymisogyny"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"protagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonsomeonedisappears"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"pets areactingweirdthespouse isthe villaindinnerpartyscenethe villainis alwaysone stepaheadprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetysomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"somethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater oncheatingDualpovplotholeplottwistisolatedhousestoryaboutsiblingsone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathsupernatural/unexplainedelementmentalillnessused as aplot devicecollege orprivateschoolsettingepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenovelsmalltownvibesUnreliablenarratortwo peopleare actuallyone personpolice areincompetenteveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingcreepychildrenredherringpodcastnature/wildernesssettingpovchangemidwaythroughunnecessarymisogyny"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"protagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonsomeonedisappears"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"pets 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. the spouse is the villain
  2. dinner party scene
  3. the villain is always one step ahead
  4. protagonist makes bad choices involving their safety
  5. someone comes back from the dead or "dead"
  6. something that happened years ago gets revealed later on
  7. cheating
  8. Dual pov
  9. plot hole
  10. plot twist
  11. isolated house
  12. story about siblings
  13. one or more characters explicitly described as a psychopath
  14. supernatural/unexplained element
  15. mental illness used as a plot device
  16. college or private school setting
  17. epilogue with the protagonist moving on from the events of the novel
  18. small town vibes
  19. Unreliable narrator
  20. two people are actually one person
  21. police are incompetent
  22. everyone suspects the wrong person
  23. intense scene featuring the protagonist driving
  24. creepy children
  25. red herring
  26. podcast
  27. nature/wilderness setting
  28. pov change midway through
  29. unnecessary misogyny
  30. "she let out a breath she didn't know she was holding"
  31. protagonist acts suspicious for no reason
  32. someone disappears
  33. "she was actually dreaming/imagining things the whole time!"
  34. pets are acting weird