Paul Tremblay Sends 1 Vegetative Man Across America in Genre-Bending Horror Novel
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Updated · NPR · Jun 30
Paul Tremblay Sends 1 Vegetative Man Across America in Genre-Bending Horror Novel
3 articles · Updated · NPR · Jun 30
Summary
Paul Tremblay’s new novel centers on a woman using a video-game-like controller to move a man in a vegetative state across the country.
That premise extends Tremblay’s pattern of pushing horror beyond conventional scares, with the book framed as a genre-bending entry in his body of work.
The cross-country journey and game-style control device give the story its central tension, blending horror with speculative and surreal elements.