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