dinnerpartyscenenature/wildernesssettingredherringpets areactingweirdprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonsomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead""she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"isolatedhouseplottwistplotholestoryaboutsiblingssomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onpolice areincompetentsomeonedisappearsintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingUnreliablenarratorcheatingDualpovthe villainis alwaysone stepaheadthespouse isthe villainepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenovelprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetyunnecessarymisogynypodcastmentalillnessused as aplot devicepovchangemidwaythroughcreepychildrencollege orprivateschoolsetting"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"supernatural/unexplainedelementtwo peopleare actuallyone personeveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathsmalltownvibesdinnerpartyscenenature/wildernesssettingredherringpets areactingweirdprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonsomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead""she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"isolatedhouseplottwistplotholestoryaboutsiblingssomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onpolice areincompetentsomeonedisappearsintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingUnreliablenarratorcheatingDualpovthe villainis alwaysone stepaheadthespouse isthe villainepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenovelprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetyunnecessarymisogynypodcastmentalillnessused as aplot devicepovchangemidwaythroughcreepychildrencollege orprivateschoolsetting"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"supernatural/unexplainedelementtwo peopleare actuallyone personeveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathsmalltownvibes

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