somethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onmentalillnessused as aplot devicethespouse isthe villainSomeoneknowssomething theyshouldn't (andmentions it)plottwistpolice areincompetentcollege orprivateschoolsettingisolatedhouseredherringnature/wildernesssettingeveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonsomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"UnreliablenarratorDualpovsmalltownvibes"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"podcastsomeonedisappearstwo peopleare actuallyone personprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasoncreepychildrenepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events ofthe novelsupernatural/unexplainedelementdinnerpartysceneProtagonistwith 'quirky'characteristicintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingSomeonesdoing somecasualstalkingplotholeunnecessarymisogynypets areactingweirdthe villainis alwaysone stepahead"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"storyaboutsiblingscheatingone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetypovchangemidwaythroughsomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onmentalillnessused as aplot devicethespouse isthe villainSomeoneknowssomething theyshouldn't (andmentions it)plottwistpolice areincompetentcollege orprivateschoolsettingisolatedhouseredherringnature/wildernesssettingeveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonsomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"UnreliablenarratorDualpovsmalltownvibes"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"podcastsomeonedisappearstwo peopleare actuallyone personprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasoncreepychildrenepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events ofthe novelsupernatural/unexplainedelementdinnerpartysceneProtagonistwith 'quirky'characteristicintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingSomeonesdoing somecasualstalkingplotholeunnecessarymisogynypets areactingweirdthe villainis alwaysone stepahead"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"storyaboutsiblingscheatingone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetypovchangemidwaythrough

Thriller 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. something that happened years ago gets revealed later on
  2. mental illness used as a plot device
  3. the spouse is the villain
  4. Someone knows something they shouldn't (and mentions it)
  5. plot twist
  6. police are incompetent
  7. college or private school setting
  8. isolated house
  9. red herring
  10. nature/wilderness setting
  11. everyone suspects the wrong person
  12. someone comes back from the dead or "dead"
  13. Unreliable narrator
  14. Dual pov
  15. small town vibes
  16. "she let out a breath she didn't know she was holding"
  17. podcast
  18. someone disappears
  19. two people are actually one person
  20. protagonist acts suspicious for no reason
  21. creepy children
  22. epilogue with the protagonist moving on from the events of the novel
  23. supernatural/unexplained element
  24. dinner party scene
  25. Protagonist with 'quirky' characteristic
  26. intense scene featuring the protagonist driving
  27. Someones doing some casual stalking
  28. plot hole
  29. unnecessary misogyny
  30. pets are acting weird
  31. the villain is always one step ahead
  32. "she was actually dreaming/imagining things the whole time!"
  33. story about siblings
  34. cheating
  35. one or more characters explicitly described as a psychopath
  36. protagonist makes bad choices involving their safety
  37. pov change midway through