Unreliablenarratorsomeonedisappearssmalltownvibeseveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonthespouse isthe villain"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"plottwistisolatedhousethe villainis alwaysone stepaheadintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathsupernatural/unexplainedelementmentalillnessused as aplot devicesomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onsomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"police areincompetentpodcastFree!plotholepets areactingweirdtwo peopleare actuallyone personprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetyDualpovepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenoveldinnerpartyscenecheating"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"unnecessarymisogynypovchangemidwaythroughnature/wildernesssettingcreepychildrenstoryaboutsiblingscollege orprivateschoolsettingredherringprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonUnreliablenarratorsomeonedisappearssmalltownvibeseveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonthespouse isthe villain"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"plottwistisolatedhousethe villainis alwaysone stepaheadintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathsupernatural/unexplainedelementmentalillnessused as aplot devicesomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onsomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"police areincompetentpodcastFree!plotholepets areactingweirdtwo peopleare actuallyone personprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetyDualpovepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenoveldinnerpartyscenecheating"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"unnecessarymisogynypovchangemidwaythroughnature/wildernesssettingcreepychildrenstoryaboutsiblingscollege orprivateschoolsettingredherringprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreason

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