povchangemidwaythroughcreepychildrensomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater on"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"someonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"smalltownvibescollege orprivateschoolsettingone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathmentalillnessused as aplot devicepolice areincompetentnature/wildernesssettingpets areactingweirddinnerpartyscene"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"cheatingthespouse isthe villainprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetyeveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonstoryaboutsiblingssupernatural/unexplainedelementtwo peopleare actuallyone personDualpovthe villainis alwaysone stepaheadisolatedhousepodcastredherringintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingsomeonedisappearsprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonunnecessarymisogynyUnreliablenarratorplottwistplotholeepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenovelpovchangemidwaythroughcreepychildrensomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater on"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"someonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"smalltownvibescollege orprivateschoolsettingone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathmentalillnessused as aplot devicepolice areincompetentnature/wildernesssettingpets areactingweirddinnerpartyscene"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"cheatingthespouse isthe villainprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetyeveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonstoryaboutsiblingssupernatural/unexplainedelementtwo peopleare actuallyone personDualpovthe villainis alwaysone stepaheadisolatedhousepodcastredherringintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingsomeonedisappearsprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonunnecessarymisogynyUnreliablenarratorplottwistplotholeepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenovel

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