two peopleare actuallyone person"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"someonedisappearssomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"redherringprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetycollege orprivateschoolsettingplottwistisolatedhousethe villainis alwaysone stepaheadprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonsupernatural/unexplainedelementthespouse isthe villainpodcastpets areactingweirdnature/wildernesssettingepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenoveleveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonpolice areincompetentplotholecheatingmentalillnessused as aplot deviceone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathDualpovsomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater on"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"intensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingpovchangemidwaythroughcreepychildrenUnreliablenarratorunnecessarymisogynydinnerpartyscenestoryaboutsiblingssmalltownvibestwo peopleare actuallyone person"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"someonedisappearssomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"redherringprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetycollege orprivateschoolsettingplottwistisolatedhousethe villainis alwaysone stepaheadprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonsupernatural/unexplainedelementthespouse isthe villainpodcastpets areactingweirdnature/wildernesssettingepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenoveleveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonpolice areincompetentplotholecheatingmentalillnessused as aplot deviceone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathDualpovsomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater on"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"intensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingpovchangemidwaythroughcreepychildrenUnreliablenarratorunnecessarymisogynydinnerpartyscenestoryaboutsiblingssmalltownvibes

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