Timesuck with Dan Cummins Nightmare Fuel 36: Dissonance (1 of 2)
Oct 30, 2025
In this chilling tale, Duncan Briggs joins a mysterious neural study to earn some cash, but soon finds himself in a surreal nightmare. As he navigates a strange clinic with unsettling staff, he experiences disorienting shifts in reality. After waking up with cryptic warnings and a sense of dread, he confronts a doppelgänger that leads to violent chaos. Ultimately, the unsettling truth is revealed: Duncan is a copy from an alternate dimension, doomed not to return home. Prepare for a wild ride of psychological horror!
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Study Promises Vivid Dream Recall
- Dan Cummins frames the experiment as memory integration and enhanced dream recall using neurostimulation.
- The pitch hides ethical risk by promising vivid memory without explaining broader consequences.
Duncan's Clinic Visit Goes Wrong
- Duncan visits a shabby clinic and meets actors posing as staff before sedation.
- He consents, receives propofol, and wakes with an envelope instructing him to return.
Perceptual Dissonance As A Warning
- The follow-up note warns of "perceptual dissonance" and insists the subject return.
- The concept foreshadows unstable cross-world perception as a study side effect.