Supernaturalor otherwiseinexplicableeventsDamselindistressGothicarchitectureAnancientprophecyThemetonymyof gloomand horrorAthreateningghost ormonsterMacabreandviolentimageryRomantic elements,such as passionateand forbidden love,unrequited desire,and tragicrelationshipsImposing anddecayingstructures, likethe Van Tasselfamily estatePsychologicaltension, such asintense emotionssuch as fear,madness, guilt,and obsessionRecurringmotifs,like thecolour redIsolatedandHauntedSettingOmens,portents,visionsDreamingand/ornightmaresSymboliccostumingHigh, evenoverwroughtemotionWitchDeathMistywoodsWomenthreatened by apowerful,impulsive,tyrannical maleBurdenedmaleprotagonistDecapitationAtmosphereof mysteryandsuspenseEerielightingSupernaturalor otherwiseinexplicableeventsDamselindistressGothicarchitectureAnancientprophecyThemetonymyof gloomand horrorAthreateningghost ormonsterMacabreandviolentimageryRomantic elements,such as passionateand forbidden love,unrequited desire,and tragicrelationshipsImposing anddecayingstructures, likethe Van Tasselfamily estatePsychologicaltension, such asintense emotionssuch as fear,madness, guilt,and obsessionRecurringmotifs,like thecolour redIsolatedandHauntedSettingOmens,portents,visionsDreamingand/ornightmaresSymboliccostumingHigh, evenoverwroughtemotionWitchDeathMistywoodsWomenthreatened by apowerful,impulsive,tyrannical maleBurdenedmaleprotagonistDecapitationAtmosphereof mysteryandsuspenseEerielighting

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