plotholecreepychildrenisolatedhousecheatingFree!"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"Unreliablenarratorone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopaththespouse isthe villainsomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"povchangemidwaythroughsupernatural/unexplainedelementepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenovelsomeonedisappearsDualpovplottwistsomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onnature/wildernesssetting"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"redherringtwo peopleare actuallyone personpolice areincompetentsmalltownvibesintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingstoryaboutsiblingspets areactingweirdeveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersoncollege orprivateschoolsettingunnecessarymisogynymentalillnessused as aplot devicepodcastprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetydinnerpartysceneprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonthe villainis alwaysone stepaheadplotholecreepychildrenisolatedhousecheatingFree!"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"Unreliablenarratorone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopaththespouse isthe villainsomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"povchangemidwaythroughsupernatural/unexplainedelementepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events of thenovelsomeonedisappearsDualpovplottwistsomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onnature/wildernesssetting"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"redherringtwo peopleare actuallyone personpolice areincompetentsmalltownvibesintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingstoryaboutsiblingspets areactingweirdeveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersoncollege orprivateschoolsettingunnecessarymisogynymentalillnessused as aplot devicepodcastprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetydinnerpartysceneprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonthe villainis alwaysone stepahead

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