Themetonymyof gloomand horrorRomantic elements,such as passionateand forbidden love,unrequited desire,and tragicrelationshipsBurdenedmaleprotagonistWitchMacabreandviolentimageryAnancientprophecyEerielightingIsolatedandHauntedSettingMistywoodsImposing anddecayingstructures, likethe Van Tasselfamily estateRecurringmotifs,like thecolour redSymboliccostumingDamselindistressGothicarchitectureDreamingand/ornightmaresDeathHigh, evenoverwroughtemotionPsychologicaltension, such asintense emotionssuch as fear,madness, guilt,and obsessionAtmosphereof mysteryandsuspenseDecapitationWomenthreatened by apowerful,impulsive,tyrannical maleSupernaturalor otherwiseinexplicableeventsAthreateningghost ormonsterOmens,portents,visionsThemetonymyof gloomand horrorRomantic elements,such as passionateand forbidden love,unrequited desire,and tragicrelationshipsBurdenedmaleprotagonistWitchMacabreandviolentimageryAnancientprophecyEerielightingIsolatedandHauntedSettingMistywoodsImposing anddecayingstructures, likethe Van Tasselfamily estateRecurringmotifs,like thecolour redSymboliccostumingDamselindistressGothicarchitectureDreamingand/ornightmaresDeathHigh, evenoverwroughtemotionPsychologicaltension, such asintense emotionssuch as fear,madness, guilt,and obsessionAtmosphereof mysteryandsuspenseDecapitationWomenthreatened by apowerful,impulsive,tyrannical maleSupernaturalor otherwiseinexplicableeventsAthreateningghost ormonsterOmens,portents,visions

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