SymboliccostumingAtmosphereof mysteryandsuspenseGothicarchitectureDamselindistressOmens,portents,visionsBurdenedmaleprotagonistPsychologicaltension, such asintense emotionssuch as fear,madness, guilt,and obsessionIsolatedandHauntedSettingImposing anddecayingstructures, likethe Van Tasselfamily estateDeathWomenthreatened by apowerful,impulsive,tyrannical maleEerielightingSupernaturalor otherwiseinexplicableeventsDecapitationAnancientprophecyThemetonymyof gloomand horrorMacabreandviolentimageryDreamingand/ornightmaresRomantic elements,such as passionateand forbidden love,unrequited desire,and tragicrelationshipsRecurringmotifs,like thecolour redMistywoodsAthreateningghost ormonsterHigh, evenoverwroughtemotionWitchSymboliccostumingAtmosphereof mysteryandsuspenseGothicarchitectureDamselindistressOmens,portents,visionsBurdenedmaleprotagonistPsychologicaltension, such asintense emotionssuch as fear,madness, guilt,and obsessionIsolatedandHauntedSettingImposing anddecayingstructures, likethe Van Tasselfamily estateDeathWomenthreatened by apowerful,impulsive,tyrannical maleEerielightingSupernaturalor otherwiseinexplicableeventsDecapitationAnancientprophecyThemetonymyof gloomand horrorMacabreandviolentimageryDreamingand/ornightmaresRomantic elements,such as passionateand forbidden love,unrequited desire,and tragicrelationshipsRecurringmotifs,like thecolour redMistywoodsAthreateningghost ormonsterHigh, evenoverwroughtemotionWitch

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