"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"isolatedhouseplottwisttwo peopleare actuallyone personthe villainis alwaysone stepaheadsomeonedisappearsnature/wildernesssettingpets areactingweirdone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathcheatingredherringcollege orprivateschoolsettingFree!Unreliablenarratorsomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"protagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonsomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingcreepychildrenepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenovel"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"mentalillnessused as aplot devicepolice areincompetentplotholethespouse isthe villainprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetydinnerpartyscenepovchangemidwaythroughstoryaboutsiblingssupernatural/unexplainedelementDualpovpodcastunnecessarymisogynyeveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonsmalltownvibes"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"isolatedhouseplottwisttwo peopleare actuallyone personthe villainis alwaysone stepaheadsomeonedisappearsnature/wildernesssettingpets areactingweirdone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathcheatingredherringcollege orprivateschoolsettingFree!Unreliablenarratorsomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"protagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonsomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingcreepychildrenepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenovel"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"mentalillnessused as aplot devicepolice areincompetentplotholethespouse isthe villainprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetydinnerpartyscenepovchangemidwaythroughstoryaboutsiblingssupernatural/unexplainedelementDualpovpodcastunnecessarymisogynyeveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonsmalltownvibes

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