FICTION / Metaphysical & cosmic horror
The Intake
David Marsh receives a letter asking him to justify his continued existence.
From Proof of Current Existence, an anthology of metaphysical and cosmic horror. David assumes the letters are a prank until Mr. Heller arrives at his door. The visitor knows his birthday and his wife’s name, and has come to discuss whether David should continue to exist. He has thirty days to respond. The Intake follows David as he tries to understand the demand and decide what to tell Sarah. A.A.T. Studios bases its fiction on real esoteric traditions, occult teachings and metaphysical ideas.
About this edition
Produced by A.A.T. Studios under Alexander Zheludev’s creative direction.
AI-assisted text and artwork. Synthetic narration: Chatterbox Turbo. Artwork generated with OpenAI image tools.
Content note: Bereavement, memory loss and threatened erasure of identity.
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