High, evenoverwroughtemotionImposing anddecayingstructures, likethe Van Tasselfamily estatePsychologicaltension, such asintense emotionssuch as fear,madness, guilt,and obsessionDreamingand/ornightmaresThemetonymyof gloomand horrorOmens,portents,visionsWitchWomenthreatened by apowerful,impulsive,tyrannical maleMacabreandviolentimageryGothicarchitectureAthreateningghost ormonsterBurdenedmaleprotagonistDeathAnancientprophecyMistywoodsDamselindistressRomantic elements,such as passionateand forbidden love,unrequited desire,and tragicrelationshipsRecurringmotifs,like thecolour redAtmosphereof mysteryandsuspenseSupernaturalor otherwiseinexplicableeventsIsolatedandHauntedSettingEerielightingSymboliccostumingDecapitationHigh, evenoverwroughtemotionImposing anddecayingstructures, likethe Van Tasselfamily estatePsychologicaltension, such asintense emotionssuch as fear,madness, guilt,and obsessionDreamingand/ornightmaresThemetonymyof gloomand horrorOmens,portents,visionsWitchWomenthreatened by apowerful,impulsive,tyrannical maleMacabreandviolentimageryGothicarchitectureAthreateningghost ormonsterBurdenedmaleprotagonistDeathAnancientprophecyMistywoodsDamselindistressRomantic elements,such as passionateand forbidden love,unrequited desire,and tragicrelationshipsRecurringmotifs,like thecolour redAtmosphereof mysteryandsuspenseSupernaturalor otherwiseinexplicableeventsIsolatedandHauntedSettingEerielightingSymboliccostumingDecapitation

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