Loved onetakenhostage bythe killerKillingsaresymbolicDetectivehauntedby onecasePlots thatseemunrelatedeventuallymergeConfrontingkiller inisolatedspotEverythinggetswrapped upin the lastchapterDetectivewithtroubledpersonal lifeRevengeon themean girlsRevengefor adeath of aloved onePerfectfamily notso perfectFriendgroupcover upMotivationsrevealedmidwaythrough thebookKiller endsup beingsomerandomRealityshowgonewrongMissinggirlsUnreliableNarratorHiddenidentityOldfriendson a tripMaincharacterhasaddictionissuesNo onebelievesthe femalewitnessUnsympatheticmain characterFlashbacksTrue CrimepodcastgetsinvolvedBewareof theNanny!PolygamyBlackmailRaceagainstthe clockat the endRichPeopleProblemsSerial killerleaves acallingcardSecretsfromthe pastNewfriend/boyfriendtoo good to betrueChapter inthe formof socialmediaShockingtwistGatedcommunityintrigueLoved onetakenhostage bythe killerKillingsaresymbolicDetectivehauntedby onecasePlots thatseemunrelatedeventuallymergeConfrontingkiller inisolatedspotEverythinggetswrapped upin the lastchapterDetectivewithtroubledpersonal lifeRevengeon themean girlsRevengefor adeath of aloved onePerfectfamily notso perfectFriendgroupcover upMotivationsrevealedmidwaythrough thebookKiller endsup beingsomerandomRealityshowgonewrongMissinggirlsUnreliableNarratorHiddenidentityOldfriendson a tripMaincharacterhasaddictionissuesNo onebelievesthe femalewitnessUnsympatheticmain characterFlashbacksTrue CrimepodcastgetsinvolvedBewareof theNanny!PolygamyBlackmailRaceagainstthe clockat the endRichPeopleProblemsSerial killerleaves acallingcardSecretsfromthe pastNewfriend/boyfriendtoo good to betrueChapter inthe formof socialmediaShockingtwistGatedcommunityintrigue

Thriller 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. Loved one taken hostage by the killer
  2. Killings are symbolic
  3. Detective haunted by one case
  4. Plots that seem unrelated eventually merge
  5. Confronting killer in isolated spot
  6. Everything gets wrapped up in the last chapter
  7. Detective with troubled personal life
  8. Revenge on the mean girls
  9. Revenge for a death of a loved one
  10. Perfect family not so perfect
  11. Friend group cover up
  12. Motivations revealed midway through the book
  13. Killer ends up being some random
  14. Reality show gone wrong
  15. Missing girls
  16. Unreliable Narrator
  17. Hidden identity
  18. Old friends on a trip
  19. Main character has addiction issues
  20. No one believes the female witness
  21. Unsympathetic main character
  22. Flashbacks
  23. True Crime podcast gets involved
  24. Beware of the Nanny!
  25. Polygamy
  26. Blackmail
  27. Race against the clock at the end
  28. Rich People Problems
  29. Serial killer leaves a calling card
  30. Secrets from the past
  31. New friend/boyfriend too good to be true
  32. Chapter in the form of social media
  33. Shocking twist
  34. Gated community intrigue