mentalillnessused as aplot deviceeveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersondinnerpartyscenecollege orprivateschoolsettingintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingtwo peopleare actuallyone personone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetysmalltownvibessupernatural/unexplainedelementcreepychildrensomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onplottwistpodcastsomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"pets areactingweirdpolice areincompetentthespouse isthe villainunnecessarymisogynyredherringsomeonedisappearsFree!the villainis alwaysone stepaheadplothole"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!""she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"storyaboutsiblingscheatingisolatedhouseUnreliablenarratornature/wildernesssettingprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenovelDualpovpovchangemidwaythroughmentalillnessused as aplot deviceeveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersondinnerpartyscenecollege orprivateschoolsettingintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingtwo peopleare actuallyone personone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetysmalltownvibessupernatural/unexplainedelementcreepychildrensomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onplottwistpodcastsomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"pets areactingweirdpolice areincompetentthespouse isthe villainunnecessarymisogynyredherringsomeonedisappearsFree!the villainis alwaysone stepaheadplothole"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!""she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"storyaboutsiblingscheatingisolatedhouseUnreliablenarratornature/wildernesssettingprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenovelDualpovpovchangemidwaythrough

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