"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"two peopleare actuallyone personthespouse isthe villaincreepychildrensomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"college orprivateschoolsettingplotholeDualpovmentalillnessused as aplot devicepets areactingweirdpovchangemidwaythrough"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"podcastintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingcheatingnature/wildernesssettingstoryaboutsiblingsone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathpolice areincompetentsupernatural/unexplainedelementdinnerpartyscenesomeonedisappearseveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonFree!plottwistUnreliablenarratorprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonsmalltownvibesredherringsomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onthe villainis alwaysone stepaheadepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenovelunnecessarymisogynyisolatedhouseprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safety"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"two peopleare actuallyone personthespouse isthe villaincreepychildrensomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"college orprivateschoolsettingplotholeDualpovmentalillnessused as aplot devicepets areactingweirdpovchangemidwaythrough"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"podcastintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingcheatingnature/wildernesssettingstoryaboutsiblingsone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathpolice areincompetentsupernatural/unexplainedelementdinnerpartyscenesomeonedisappearseveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonFree!plottwistUnreliablenarratorprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonsmalltownvibesredherringsomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onthe villainis alwaysone stepaheadepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenovelunnecessarymisogynyisolatedhouseprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safety

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