This is, in essence, a short horror story in a similar vein that Stephen King used to write back in the day. Technological differences aside, it'd fit in right

This is, in essence, a short horror story in a similar vein that Stephen King used to write back in the day. Technological differences aside, it'd fit in right along side Nightmares and Dreamscapes. I'm absolutely certain I don't want to live in the world depicted here and subject to it's regular trauma (human trauma and the QUALITY of human life not being something Dave gives a shit about), but on the flip side, if I had grown up there and read a story about the Dave-less world I currently live in, I'm equally certain I wouldn't want to live HERE, either. So in short, A+, well done.