A doll, a house,a dear oldfriend may bethe avatar of anomnipotent evilgenius.The BASEMENTis like theunconscious mind,it contains whatshould remainhidden.Mommy Dearest:Mothers in horrorwon't cut the cord,which results inpoorly adjustedoffspring.Supernatural orDelusional?! Thepossibly crazyprotagonist willdrive you crazy,too!Just when youthink the place isempty, there'ssome essencewaiting, watching,following.EvilBirds!The car wasfine yesterday,but now, outof nowhere,the car won'tstart!Animatebeingsbehaving as ifinanimate ormechanicalThefetus ofDOOM!Inept Police:Human law fails toprotect us againstthe laws of natureand thesupernatural.VengefulRevenant:Unfinishedbusiness leavesspirits restless."Let's split upgang, we cancover moreground thatway!""Let's split upgang, we cancover moreground thatway!"Fear of castration:It can affect menand women! Thisis also an anxietyabout violation ofeyes.Decay: Picked tothe bone bygluttons unknown,maggots like itbest when theflesh isn't fresh!Grandma, whatbig eyes youhave! Horrorblurs the linebetween manand beast.If stumble &fumble w/ yourkeys too much,the SLOWWALKING KILLERwill catch up.CreepychildrensingingBeingburiedaliveThe double(twins,doppelgängers,etc)Fake Out! Ahoax or poorlytimed greetingthat gives agood jolt beforethe real horror!Primary colors:Blood is Red,Veins are Blue,Vomit is Yellow,and Bile is too!A rickety bridge, arushing river, adark tunnel--onceyou've crossedthere's no turningback!Ineffective barricade:when a charactershoves a desk,bookshelf, or dresseragainst the door. Itnever works.Nothing likean off cameraSCREAM tousher in thehorror!The Gatekeeper:warns thecharacters not togo to [insertname]. They don'tlisten.A doll, a house,a dear oldfriend may bethe avatar of anomnipotent evilgenius.The BASEMENTis like theunconscious mind,it contains whatshould remainhidden.Mommy Dearest:Mothers in horrorwon't cut the cord,which results inpoorly adjustedoffspring.Supernatural orDelusional?! Thepossibly crazyprotagonist willdrive you crazy,too!Just when youthink the place isempty, there'ssome essencewaiting, watching,following.EvilBirds!The car wasfine yesterday,but now, outof nowhere,the car won'tstart!Animatebeingsbehaving as ifinanimate ormechanicalThefetus ofDOOM!Inept Police:Human law fails toprotect us againstthe laws of natureand thesupernatural.VengefulRevenant:Unfinishedbusiness leavesspirits restless."Let's split upgang, we cancover moreground thatway!""Let's split upgang, we cancover moreground thatway!"Fear of castration:It can affect menand women! Thisis also an anxietyabout violation ofeyes.Decay: Picked tothe bone bygluttons unknown,maggots like itbest when theflesh isn't fresh!Grandma, whatbig eyes youhave! Horrorblurs the linebetween manand beast.If stumble &fumble w/ yourkeys too much,the SLOWWALKING KILLERwill catch up.CreepychildrensingingBeingburiedaliveThe double(twins,doppelgängers,etc)Fake Out! Ahoax or poorlytimed greetingthat gives agood jolt beforethe real horror!Primary colors:Blood is Red,Veins are Blue,Vomit is Yellow,and Bile is too!A rickety bridge, arushing river, adark tunnel--onceyou've crossedthere's no turningback!Ineffective barricade:when a charactershoves a desk,bookshelf, or dresseragainst the door. Itnever works.Nothing likean off cameraSCREAM tousher in thehorror!The Gatekeeper:warns thecharacters not togo to [insertname]. They don'tlisten.

HORROR TROPE - 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. A doll, a house, a dear old friend may be the avatar of an omnipotent evil genius.
  2. The BASEMENT is like the unconscious mind, it contains what should remain hidden.
  3. Mommy Dearest: Mothers in horror won't cut the cord, which results in poorly adjusted offspring.
  4. Supernatural or Delusional?! The possibly crazy protagonist will drive you crazy, too!
  5. Just when you think the place is empty, there's some essence waiting, watching, following.
  6. Evil Birds!
  7. The car was fine yesterday, but now, out of nowhere, the car won't start!
  8. Animate beings behaving as if inanimate or mechanical
  9. The fetus of DOOM!
  10. Inept Police: Human law fails to protect us against the laws of nature and the supernatural.
  11. Vengeful Revenant: Unfinished business leaves spirits restless.
  12. "Let's split up gang, we can cover more ground that way!"
  13. "Let's split up gang, we can cover more ground that way!"
  14. Fear of castration: It can affect men and women! This is also an anxiety about violation of eyes.
  15. Decay: Picked to the bone by gluttons unknown, maggots like it best when the flesh isn't fresh!
  16. Grandma, what big eyes you have! Horror blurs the line between man and beast.
  17. If stumble & fumble w/ your keys too much, the SLOW WALKING KILLER will catch up.
  18. Creepy children singing
  19. Being buried alive
  20. The double (twins, doppelgängers, etc)
  21. Fake Out! A hoax or poorly timed greeting that gives a good jolt before the real horror!
  22. Primary colors: Blood is Red, Veins are Blue, Vomit is Yellow, and Bile is too!
  23. A rickety bridge, a rushing river, a dark tunnel--once you've crossed there's no turning back!
  24. Ineffective barricade: when a character shoves a desk, bookshelf, or dresser against the door. It never works.
  25. Nothing like an off camera SCREAM to usher in the horror!
  26. The Gatekeeper: warns the characters not to go to [insert name]. They don't listen.