plotholeone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathcollege orprivateschoolsettingepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events ofthe noveltwo peopleare actuallyone personpovchangemidwaythroughcheatingintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingpodcastsomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater on"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"thespouse isthe villaineveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonUnreliablenarratormentalillnessused as aplot device"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"plottwistthe villainis alwaysone stepaheadprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasoncreepychildrenunnecessarymisogynysomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"pets areactingweirdSomeoneknowssomething theyshouldn't (andmentions it)police areincompetentsupernatural/unexplainedelementnature/wildernesssettingsmalltownvibessomeonedisappearsisolatedhouseProtagonistwith 'quirky'characteristicprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetydinnerpartysceneSomeonesdoing somecasualstalkingstoryaboutsiblingsDualpovredherringplotholeone or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopathcollege orprivateschoolsettingepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events ofthe noveltwo peopleare actuallyone personpovchangemidwaythroughcheatingintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingpodcastsomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater on"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"thespouse isthe villaineveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonUnreliablenarratormentalillnessused as aplot device"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"plottwistthe villainis alwaysone stepaheadprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasoncreepychildrenunnecessarymisogynysomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"pets areactingweirdSomeoneknowssomething theyshouldn't (andmentions it)police areincompetentsupernatural/unexplainedelementnature/wildernesssettingsmalltownvibessomeonedisappearsisolatedhouseProtagonistwith 'quirky'characteristicprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetydinnerpartysceneSomeonesdoing somecasualstalkingstoryaboutsiblingsDualpovredherring

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