the villainis alwaysone stepaheadintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingsupernatural/unexplainedelementcheating"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"storyaboutsiblingstwo peopleare actuallyone personredherringpolice areincompetentmentalillnessused as aplot devicesomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"povchangemidwaythroughcreepychildrennature/wildernesssettingsmalltownvibessomeonedisappearsplottwistprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonUnreliablenarrator"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"Dualpovone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathpodcastthespouse isthe villainFree!somethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenoveleveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonplotholeisolatedhousecollege orprivateschoolsettingpets areactingweirdunnecessarymisogynyprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetydinnerpartyscenethe villainis alwaysone stepaheadintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingsupernatural/unexplainedelementcheating"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"storyaboutsiblingstwo peopleare actuallyone personredherringpolice areincompetentmentalillnessused as aplot devicesomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"povchangemidwaythroughcreepychildrennature/wildernesssettingsmalltownvibessomeonedisappearsplottwistprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonUnreliablenarrator"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"Dualpovone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathpodcastthespouse isthe villainFree!somethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenoveleveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonplotholeisolatedhousecollege orprivateschoolsettingpets areactingweirdunnecessarymisogynyprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetydinnerpartyscene

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