GothicarchitectureWomenthreatened by apowerful,impulsive,tyrannical malePsychologicaltension, such asintense emotionssuch as fear,madness, guilt,and obsessionSupernaturalor otherwiseinexplicableeventsMistywoodsImposing anddecayingstructures, likethe Van Tasselfamily estateWitchAnancientprophecyRecurringmotifs,like thecolour redIsolatedandHauntedSettingDecapitationRomantic elements,such as passionateand forbidden love,unrequited desire,and tragicrelationshipsOmens,portents,visionsThemetonymyof gloomand horrorSymboliccostumingMacabreandviolentimageryBurdenedmaleprotagonistDamselindistressAtmosphereof mysteryandsuspenseDeathAthreateningghost ormonsterHigh, evenoverwroughtemotionDreamingand/ornightmaresEerielightingGothicarchitectureWomenthreatened by apowerful,impulsive,tyrannical malePsychologicaltension, such asintense emotionssuch as fear,madness, guilt,and obsessionSupernaturalor otherwiseinexplicableeventsMistywoodsImposing anddecayingstructures, likethe Van Tasselfamily estateWitchAnancientprophecyRecurringmotifs,like thecolour redIsolatedandHauntedSettingDecapitationRomantic elements,such as passionateand forbidden love,unrequited desire,and tragicrelationshipsOmens,portents,visionsThemetonymyof gloomand horrorSymboliccostumingMacabreandviolentimageryBurdenedmaleprotagonistDamselindistressAtmosphereof mysteryandsuspenseDeathAthreateningghost ormonsterHigh, evenoverwroughtemotionDreamingand/ornightmaresEerielighting

Gothic Conventions 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. Gothic architecture
  2. Women threatened by a powerful, impulsive, tyrannical male
  3. Psychological tension, such as intense emotions such as fear, madness, guilt, and obsession
  4. Supernatural or otherwise inexplicable events
  5. Misty woods
  6. Imposing and decaying structures, like the Van Tassel family estate
  7. Witch
  8. An ancient prophecy
  9. Recurring motifs, like the colour red
  10. Isolated and Haunted Setting
  11. Decapitation
  12. Romantic elements, such as passionate and forbidden love, unrequited desire, and tragic relationships
  13. Omens, portents, visions
  14. The metonymy of gloom and horror
  15. Symbolic costuming
  16. Macabre and violent imagery
  17. Burdened male protagonist
  18. Damsel in distress
  19. Atmosphere of mystery and suspense
  20. Death
  21. A threatening ghost or monster
  22. High, even overwrought emotion
  23. Dreaming and/or nightmares
  24. Eerie lighting