cheatingSomeonesdoing somecasualstalkingProtagonistwith 'quirky'characteristicsupernatural/unexplainedelementsomeonedisappears"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"two peopleare actuallyone persondinnerpartyscenementalillnessused as aplot deviceplotholestoryaboutsiblingssomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"Unreliablenarratorepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events ofthe novelredherringSomeoneknowssomething theyshouldn't (andmentions it)one or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopatheveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonpovchangemidwaythroughisolatedhouseintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingpodcastpets areactingweirdcollege orprivateschoolsettingcreepychildrenpolice areincompetentDualpovprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonsomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onunnecessarymisogynythespouse isthe villainprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetythe villainis alwaysone stepaheadsmalltownvibesplottwistnature/wildernesssetting"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"cheatingSomeonesdoing somecasualstalkingProtagonistwith 'quirky'characteristicsupernatural/unexplainedelementsomeonedisappears"she let out abreath shedidn't knowshe washolding"two peopleare actuallyone persondinnerpartyscenementalillnessused as aplot deviceplotholestoryaboutsiblingssomeonecomes backfrom thedead or"dead"Unreliablenarratorepilogue withthe protagonistmoving on fromthe events ofthe novelredherringSomeoneknowssomething theyshouldn't (andmentions it)one or morecharactersexplicitlydescribed asa psychopatheveryonesuspectsthe wrongpersonpovchangemidwaythroughisolatedhouseintensescenefeaturing theprotagonistdrivingpodcastpets areactingweirdcollege orprivateschoolsettingcreepychildrenpolice areincompetentDualpovprotagonistactssuspiciousfor noreasonsomethingthat happenedyears agogets revealedlater onunnecessarymisogynythespouse isthe villainprotagonistmakes badchoicesinvolvingtheir safetythe villainis alwaysone stepaheadsmalltownvibesplottwistnature/wildernesssetting"she was actuallydreaming/imaginingthings the wholetime!"

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