Unreliablenarratorpovchangemidwaythroughthe villainis alwaysone stepaheadnature/wildernesssettingprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetyplottwistsupernatural/unexplainedelementcheatingpodcastunnecessarymisogynythespouse isthe villainintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingplotholetwo peopleare actuallyone personpets areactingweirdcollege orprivateschoolsetting"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"dinnerpartyscenestoryaboutsiblingscreepychildrenDualpov"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"Free!mentalillnessused as aplot devicesomeonedisappearssomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"one or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathsmalltownvibesredherringisolatedhouseeveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonpolice areincompetentepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenovelsomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonUnreliablenarratorpovchangemidwaythroughthe villainis alwaysone stepaheadnature/wildernesssettingprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetyplottwistsupernatural/unexplainedelementcheatingpodcastunnecessarymisogynythespouse isthe villainintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingplotholetwo peopleare actuallyone personpets areactingweirdcollege orprivateschoolsetting"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"dinnerpartyscenestoryaboutsiblingscreepychildrenDualpov"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"Free!mentalillnessused as aplot devicesomeonedisappearssomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"one or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathsmalltownvibesredherringisolatedhouseeveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonpolice areincompetentepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenovelsomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onprotagonistactssuspiciousfor 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. pov change midway through
  3. the villain is always one step ahead
  4. nature/wilderness setting
  5. protagonist makes bad choices involving their safety
  6. plot twist
  7. supernatural/unexplained element
  8. cheating
  9. podcast
  10. unnecessary misogyny
  11. the spouse is the villain
  12. intense scene featuring the protagonist driving
  13. plot hole
  14. two people are actually one person
  15. pets are acting weird
  16. college or private school setting
  17. "she was actually dreaming/imagining things the whole time!"
  18. dinner party scene
  19. story about siblings
  20. creepy children
  21. Dual pov
  22. "she let out a breath she didn't know she was holding"
  23. Free!
  24. mental illness used as a plot device
  25. someone disappears
  26. someone comes back from the dead or "dead"
  27. one or more characters explicitly described as a psychopath
  28. small town vibes
  29. red herring
  30. isolated house
  31. everyone suspects the wrong person
  32. police are incompetent
  33. epilogue with the protagonist moving on from the events of the novel
  34. something that happened years ago gets revealed later on
  35. protagonist acts suspicious for no reason