Entry routeis broken,cannot beescape routeCreepychildDumbMainCharacterplot armorCreepychild'sdrawingStonerFriendgroupreunionAnimaljumpscareCharactergets inboat/waterIt was all ahallucinatorycopingmechanismRemotelocationGloomywesther(foggy,stormy,cloudy)Character(s)missjumpscare,but viewerssee itExpertthat noonebelievesAnimals cansense thedanger thehumanscan't"It wasjust aprank!"Dumbjock,smartnerd*anysound*"Hello?"It was allmentalillnessTokenBlackpersonRashdecisionsExpertdiesCharacterkilled inopeningsceneUndead/ReanimatedcorpsesThedanger isinvincibleBad scientification(they aren'tvampires, thedisease just madethem be likevampires)AdultactorsplayingteensGunsare notreliableItchy Tasty(collectinglore-revealingdocuments)BloodandgoreUnhelpfulcopsThere'ssomething inthewindow/mirrorCharacterdescendsintoinsanity"Guys,this isn'tfunny!"Butterflyeffect/karmaUnethicalexperimationThedangermovesslowlyCharacterTripsCult"Go! I'll berightbehindyou!"Familymovesinto a newhouseTakesplaceat nightGovernment/corporationcoverupRomanticsubplotEntry routeis broken,cannot beescape routeCreepychildDumbMainCharacterplot armorCreepychild'sdrawingStonerFriendgroupreunionAnimaljumpscareCharactergets inboat/waterIt was all ahallucinatorycopingmechanismRemotelocationGloomywesther(foggy,stormy,cloudy)Character(s)missjumpscare,but viewerssee itExpertthat noonebelievesAnimals cansense thedanger thehumanscan't"It wasjust aprank!"Dumbjock,smartnerd*anysound*"Hello?"It was allmentalillnessTokenBlackpersonRashdecisionsExpertdiesCharacterkilled inopeningsceneUndead/ReanimatedcorpsesThedanger isinvincibleBad scientification(they aren'tvampires, thedisease just madethem be likevampires)AdultactorsplayingteensGunsare notreliableItchy Tasty(collectinglore-revealingdocuments)BloodandgoreUnhelpfulcopsThere'ssomething inthewindow/mirrorCharacterdescendsintoinsanity"Guys,this isn'tfunny!"Butterflyeffect/karmaUnethicalexperimationThedangermovesslowlyCharacterTripsCult"Go! I'll berightbehindyou!"Familymovesinto a newhouseTakesplaceat nightGovernment/corporationcoverupRomanticsubplot

Horror Media Tropes - 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. Entry route is broken, cannot be escape route
  2. Creepy child
  3. Dumb Main Character plot armor
  4. Creepy child's drawing
  5. Stoner
  6. Friend group reunion
  7. Animal jumpscare
  8. Character gets in boat/water
  9. It was all a hallucinatory coping mechanism
  10. Remote location
  11. Gloomy westher (foggy, stormy, cloudy)
  12. Character(s) miss jumpscare, but viewers see it
  13. Expert that no one believes
  14. Animals can sense the danger the humans can't
  15. "It was just a prank!"
  16. Dumb jock, smart nerd
  17. *any sound* "Hello?"
  18. It was all mental illness
  19. Token Black person
  20. Rash decisions
  21. Expert dies
  22. Character killed in opening scene
  23. Undead/Reanimated corpses
  24. The danger is invincible
  25. Bad scientification (they aren't vampires, the disease just made them be like vampires)
  26. Adult actors playing teens
  27. Guns are not reliable
  28. Itchy Tasty (collecting lore-revealing documents)
  29. Blood and gore
  30. Unhelpful cops
  31. There's something in the window/mirror
  32. Character descends into insanity
  33. "Guys, this isn't funny!"
  34. Butterfly effect/karma
  35. Unethical experimation
  36. The danger moves slowly
  37. Character Trips
  38. Cult
  39. "Go! I'll be right behind you!"
  40. Family moves into a new house
  41. Takes place at night
  42. Government/corporation coverup
  43. Romantic subplot