IsolatedandHauntedSettingThemetonymyof gloomand horrorHigh, evenoverwroughtemotionMacabreandviolentimageryEerielightingDeathGothicarchitectureOmens,portents,visionsDecapitationAnancientprophecyAtmosphereof mysteryandsuspenseMistywoodsRecurringmotifs,like thecolour redRomantic elements,such as passionateand forbidden love,unrequited desire,and tragicrelationshipsBurdenedmaleprotagonistSupernaturalor otherwiseinexplicableeventsAthreateningghost ormonsterDamselindistressSymboliccostumingDreamingand/ornightmaresWitchImposing anddecayingstructures, likethe Van Tasselfamily estateWomenthreatened by apowerful,impulsive,tyrannical malePsychologicaltension, such asintense emotionssuch as fear,madness, guilt,and obsessionIsolatedandHauntedSettingThemetonymyof gloomand horrorHigh, evenoverwroughtemotionMacabreandviolentimageryEerielightingDeathGothicarchitectureOmens,portents,visionsDecapitationAnancientprophecyAtmosphereof mysteryandsuspenseMistywoodsRecurringmotifs,like thecolour redRomantic elements,such as passionateand forbidden love,unrequited desire,and tragicrelationshipsBurdenedmaleprotagonistSupernaturalor otherwiseinexplicableeventsAthreateningghost ormonsterDamselindistressSymboliccostumingDreamingand/ornightmaresWitchImposing anddecayingstructures, likethe Van Tasselfamily estateWomenthreatened by apowerful,impulsive,tyrannical malePsychologicaltension, such asintense emotionssuch as fear,madness, guilt,and obsession

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