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A Head Full of Ghosts

Tremblay, Paul
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horror psychological horror / supernatural thriller past tense first POV ~337 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

claustrophobic psychological horror oppressive

A dark horror. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 80
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 85
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 40%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 5%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count84,339
Page count~337 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVfirst

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