the villainis alwaysone stepaheadone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathcollege orprivateschoolsettingthespouse isthe villainnature/wildernesssettingeveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonplotholedinnerpartyscenecheatingsmalltownvibesepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events ofthe novelpodcastsupernatural/unexplainedelement"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"creepychildrenUnreliablenarratorpolice areincompetentmentalillnessused as aplot devicesomeonedisappearstwo peopleare actuallyone personsomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"pets areactingweirdpovchangemidwaythroughProtagonistwith 'quirky'characteristicplottwist"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"Someoneknowssomething theyshouldn't (andmentions it)isolatedhousestoryaboutsiblingsSomeonesdoing somecasualstalkingunnecessarymisogynysomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingDualpovprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetyredherringthe villainis alwaysone stepaheadone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathcollege orprivateschoolsettingthespouse isthe villainnature/wildernesssettingeveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonplotholedinnerpartyscenecheatingsmalltownvibesepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events ofthe novelpodcastsupernatural/unexplainedelement"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"creepychildrenUnreliablenarratorpolice areincompetentmentalillnessused as aplot devicesomeonedisappearstwo peopleare actuallyone personsomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"pets areactingweirdpovchangemidwaythroughProtagonistwith 'quirky'characteristicplottwist"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"Someoneknowssomething theyshouldn't (andmentions it)isolatedhousestoryaboutsiblingsSomeonesdoing somecasualstalkingunnecessarymisogynysomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingDualpovprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetyredherring

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