David Agranoff
@davidagranoff.bsky.social
Author of the Wonderland award nominated The Last Night to Kill Nazis. Postcards from a Dying World & Co-Host of the Dickheads podcasts about Philip K Dick and Sci Fi history. Columnist for Amazing Stories. Writes SF, Horror, and Bizarro. Vegan SxE
Book Review up for another Pink Beam Press Novella. This one is Hard Video by PBP founder Keith Giles. A deeply emotional SF tale about rebels who disconnect from this tech-obsessed future. Very powerful fiction debut. davidagranoff.blogspot.com/2026/10/book...
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After a zen arthouse slow burn this movie turns into an Indonesian Samurai Bone Tomahawk. Big thumbs up.
Lone Samurai (2025)
A violent and reckless samurai is shipwrecked on a remote island left without an avenue for his rage. After undertaking a spiritual journey to appease his aggressive thoughts, he finds himself abducte...
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Night of the Living Dead Man Walking
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Greg has signed copies of my Pink Beam novella. I know it might seem very Blade Runner-ish, but if anything it is a reversal on some of the conclusions that film came to. It is a philosophical work of SF I am proud of. So if you don't live near by this is the easiest way to get a signed copy.
Sim Cop and the Haunted City signed by David Agranoff
Mega-City Blues Hundreds of years from now, Los Angeles is one of the last megacities on a dying Earth. Most humans have left, and the streets are filthy with illegal tech and experimental drugs. But ...
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Postcards from a Dying World #200! Recorded live at Verbatim Books in San Diego! Featuring @pfracassi.bsky.social , @gideonmarcus.bsky.social @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @kcgrifant.bsky.social, Gody Goodfellow, Jac Jemc and more..
PFDW Episode 200 Amazing Stories 100th B-day recorded live at Verbatim Books
Podcast Episode · Postcards from a Dying World · October 4 · 54m
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Movie we watched while I was taking a picture of the Andromeda Galaxy. Brutal surreal masterpiece, but a slow burn. I liked it the year it came out but I think I liked it more this time.
A ★★★★★ review of Mandy (2018)
Of course I saw this genius work surrealist dark horror fantasy. This is a totally amazing movie, but it is many great things, but also misunderstood. It is crazy, but it is also slow-burn and broodin...
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Andromeda night 2! This might be my best photos yet when you remove the stars that you can really see all three galaxies.
Andromeda Galaxy taken from my back porch in San Diego. The other galaxy photo bombing above it is M110 (60 billion stars
Andromeda Galaxy taken from my back porch in San Diego. The other galaxy photo bombing above it is M110 (60 billion stars
First Book Review of October. Brian Evenson's sequel to gruesome noir classic Last Days is a masterpiece of weird. "The thing I can’t figure out is why every time it’s either them or you it always ends up being them.” Amazing stuff.
Book Review: Phantom Limb by Brian Evenson
Phantom Limb by Brian Evenson 200 pages, Paperback Expected publication: October 27, 2026 by Coffee House Press Two Brian Evenson book...
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My full review + spoiler-filled, under-the-hood discussion of this stunning SF horror novella out now from Pink Beam Press. Disturbing, beautifully dark prose. Must read.
Book Review + Podcast coverage: Glitch by Brian Evenson
Glitch by Brian Evenson 86 pages, Paperback Published August 20th, 2026 by Pink Beam Press (For PKD fest!) Check out my conversation wi...
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The author of this book has done nothing but talk negatively the Dickheads podcast and while several of us in the PKD community, and yet here is a very positive review of this collection of his important writings on PKD.
Book Review: Encounter with Realities: Critical Reflections on the Novels and Short Stories of Philip K. Dick by Frank C. Bertrand, David Hyde (Editor), Lord Running Clam (Introduction)
Encounter with Realities: Critical Reflections on the Novels and Short Stories of Philip K. Dick by Frank C. Bertrand, David Hyde (Edito...
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Happy pub day to this masterpiece by Sarah Langan! Here is my review... davidagranoff.blogspot.com/2026/04/book...
Book Review: Trad Wife by Sarah Langan
Trad Wife by Sarah Langan 320 pages, Hardcover Expected publication: September 29, 2026 by Atria Books OUT NOW in the UK! One of the benef...
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The first interview - one-on-one with the authors of the Pink Beam novellas released at PKD fest. Brian and I talk about PKD fest, the strength of novellas, and then we get under the hood of his amazing novella Glitch.
PFDW #199 Brian Evenson on his Pink Beam Press Novella Glitch
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This was pretty bad, I kinda drifting in my thoughts re-writing it in my head, thinking about how I would tackle this franchise. A few cool moments.
A ★★ review of Evil Dead Burn (2026)
I was very underwhelmed and bored by this, that seemed to bring nothing new or interesting to the franchise.
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Do I lose film nerd cred if I think this movie is good but over rated? Good thriller but not the must watch masterpiece I was sold over and over.
A ★★★★ review of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
This movie is good but a tad bit overrated. For example this movie has been brought up on The Movies That Made Me podcast about a thousand times. So my expectations were very high. It is a good, inten...
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Finished Season 4 of the horror TV series From. I like when the show leans into what we Phil Dickians call the Finite Subjective Reality, and they leaned into that through one character in the last couple of episodes...
Wanted love this super weird and disturbing new SF movie. Lots of really cool elements with terrible pacing in the second half.
A ★★★ review of Hot Spot (2026)
So I wanted to like this insane Bizarro/Cyberpunk/body horror/ eco-horror movie. A polish production, that has insane and weird design. The world-building, and concept are very cool, but the pacing in...
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Underrated 90s movie, great script by David Koepp, and excellently directed by Depalma.
A ★★★★★ review of Snake Eyes (1998)
Early script by one of my favorite writers David Koepp. Early Cage craziness, but this is a great movie. Basically happens in real time with the camera helping add to that effect. Parallels and revers...
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I was curious about movies about the Ukraine war. US soldier tags along with Mercenaries to rescue a teenager captured by Russians, whose father was his friend. Good action, flat acting. I took a picture of nebula while watching it. That was cooler.
A ★★★ review of Man of War (2026)
I was curious if there were any action movies based on the Ukraine war, so I checked this out. For a mid-budget action movie the action was well staged, the story is OK, but most of the characters are...
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two good scenes, some hilarious dilly italian western stuff. Not sure why I watched this but I did.
A ★★★ review of A Reason to Live, a Reason to Die (1972)
Deeper cut Spaghetti western. James Coburn and Telly Savalas class up the joint about a group of dudes saved from the Gallows to overtake a base of Confederate holdouts in the Missouri desert. That la...
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Last-minute event. I will be at the HWA table at this horror film marathon at the Comic-Con Museum. I will be promoting the local chapter but also have copies of Last Night to Kill Nazis and Sim Cop and the Haunted City.
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Last year while researching for Dickapedia I read all 123 PKD short stories and wrote 80,000 words of entries based on them in 10 months. Here is my top twenty PKD short stories. No major spoilers.
25th Century Five and Dime #19: Top 20 Philip K. Dick Short Stories - Amazing Stories
A few years back, a team of us started a project to create the ultimate Philip K. Dick encyclopedia that covers all 44 of his novels and 123 of his short
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Great short SF film that was mildly PKD-ish in nature. I loved the secretary in the drawer. Well directed and acted funny and weird.
Sci-Fi Short Film "Civil Service" | DUST
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My Kill Nazis saga is influenced by 60s mission style action movies, and this one is amazingly good. Set in the 60s Congo, the movie is quite good and even sneaks in some Anti-colonialism and messages about greed. Free on Tubi
A ★★★★★ review of Dark of the Sun (1968)
As a fan of old school Mission action movies this should be a classic. Former NFL Running back Jim Brown and Rod Taylor who I remember most from The Birds star in this vicious and bloody action movie....
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This week on The live PKD Hangout. Henry Farrell author of this piece and co-author of Does Silicon Valley Dream of Philip K. Dick. Live on zoom Tuesday 6 PM PST.
We're stuck in Philip K. Dick's imagined universe
Hallucinations, rocket ships, deranged billionaires: how do we get out?
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We were stoked to have Bill speak twice at PKD Fest but he spoke three time on the California trip. Thanks to the PRRIC Center for hosting this.
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Lord Running Clam was due to get his lifetime achievement Pink Beam award, and he surprised everyone with a meta novella about a robot named Asshole and himself traveling through time to erase the orange spray-tanned form-destroyer from history.
Book Review: Time's Rabbit Hole by Lord Running Clam
Time's Rabbit Hole by Lord Running Clam 101 pages, Paperback Published July 25, 2026 by Wide Books Lord Running Clam, that’s Mister Clam...
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Out in 6 days! This novel has court intrigue, cyberpunk, Wuxia and Peking opera influence. A beautifully realized far future.
Book Review: An Empire in The Clouds by Ai Jiang
An Empire in the Clouds by Ai Jiang 384 pages, Hardcover Expected publication: September 8, 2026 by Titan Books I may or may not finish ...
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