The oldman'svulture eyeis firstdescribedThere is agroan ofmortalterrorThe narratorthrows openthe lantern andleaps inside theold man's roomThe old manwakes upand cries out"Who'sthere?!"The oldman's heartbeats in ahellish tattooDismembermentThere's aringing in thenarrator'searsA single rayof light landson theclosedvulture eye"It is thebeating ofhis hideousheart!"Officersknock onthe doorA single rayof light landson theopenedvulture eyeThe narratorpaces to andfro withheavystridesThe narratorfoams, raves,swears, andsmashes hischairThreeplanks arepeeled upThe oldman shrieksonce-onceonlyThe oldman isdead.EightnightshavepassedThe old manlies backdown to goback tosleepIt's fouro'clockThe narratorcreeps outsidethe old man'sroom to watchhimThenarratorsits over acorpseThe narratorholds a beddown overthe old manThe officersarewelcomedinside andoffered seatsThenarratorintroducesthe storyThe oldman'svulture eyeis firstdescribedThere is agroan ofmortalterrorThe narratorthrows openthe lantern andleaps inside theold man's roomThe old manwakes upand cries out"Who'sthere?!"The oldman's heartbeats in ahellish tattooDismembermentThere's aringing in thenarrator'searsA single rayof light landson theclosedvulture eye"It is thebeating ofhis hideousheart!"Officersknock onthe doorA single rayof light landson theopenedvulture eyeThe narratorpaces to andfro withheavystridesThe narratorfoams, raves,swears, andsmashes hischairThreeplanks arepeeled upThe oldman shrieksonce-onceonlyThe oldman isdead.EightnightshavepassedThe old manlies backdown to goback tosleepIt's fouro'clockThe narratorcreeps outsidethe old man'sroom to watchhimThenarratorsits over acorpseThe narratorholds a beddown overthe old manThe officersarewelcomedinside andoffered seatsThenarratorintroducesthe story

Tell-Tale Heart 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. The old man's vulture eye is first described
  2. There is a groan of mortal terror
  3. The narrator throws open the lantern and leaps inside the old man's room
  4. The old man wakes up and cries out "Who's there?!"
  5. The old man's heart beats in a hellish tattoo
  6. Dismemberment
  7. There's a ringing in the narrator's ears
  8. A single ray of light lands on the closed vulture eye
  9. "It is the beating of his hideous heart!"
  10. Officers knock on the door
  11. A single ray of light lands on the opened vulture eye
  12. The narrator paces to and fro with heavy strides
  13. The narrator foams, raves, swears, and smashes his chair
  14. Three planks are peeled up
  15. The old man shrieks once-once only
  16. The old man is dead.
  17. Eight nights have passed
  18. The old man lies back down to go back to sleep
  19. It's four o'clock
  20. The narrator creeps outside the old man's room to watch him
  21. The narrator sits over a corpse
  22. The narrator holds a bed down over the old man
  23. The officers are welcomed inside and offered seats
  24. The narrator introduces the story