"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"protagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetymentalillnessused as aplot deviceunnecessarymisogynyredherringUnreliablenarratorone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenovel"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"plotholeDualpovsmalltownvibesdinnerpartyscenestoryaboutsiblingscheatingisolatedhousetwo peopleare actuallyone personnature/wildernesssettingsomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"povchangemidwaythroughthe villainis alwaysone stepaheadsomeonedisappearspodcastcreepychildrenprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonsomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onplottwistpets areactingweirdeveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonFree!college orprivateschoolsettingsupernatural/unexplainedelementthespouse isthe villainpolice areincompetent"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"protagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetymentalillnessused as aplot deviceunnecessarymisogynyredherringUnreliablenarratorone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenovel"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"plotholeDualpovsmalltownvibesdinnerpartyscenestoryaboutsiblingscheatingisolatedhousetwo peopleare actuallyone personnature/wildernesssettingsomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"povchangemidwaythroughthe villainis alwaysone stepaheadsomeonedisappearspodcastcreepychildrenprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonsomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onplottwistpets areactingweirdeveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonFree!college orprivateschoolsettingsupernatural/unexplainedelementthespouse isthe villainpolice areincompetent

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. protagonist makes bad choices involving their safety
  3. mental illness used as a plot device
  4. unnecessary misogyny
  5. red herring
  6. Unreliable narrator
  7. one or more characters explicitly described as a psychopath
  8. intense scene featuring the protagonist driving
  9. epilogue with the protagonist moving on from the events of the novel
  10. "she was actually dreaming/imagining things the whole time!"
  11. plot hole
  12. Dual pov
  13. small town vibes
  14. dinner party scene
  15. story about siblings
  16. cheating
  17. isolated house
  18. two people are actually one person
  19. nature/wilderness setting
  20. someone comes back from the dead or "dead"
  21. pov change midway through
  22. the villain is always one step ahead
  23. someone disappears
  24. podcast
  25. creepy children
  26. protagonist acts suspicious for no reason
  27. something that happened years ago gets revealed later on
  28. plot twist
  29. pets are acting weird
  30. everyone suspects the wrong person
  31. Free!
  32. college or private school setting
  33. supernatural/unexplained element
  34. the spouse is the villain
  35. police are incompetent