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David Agranoff

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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

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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 7h
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.
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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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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 16h
Happy pub day to this masterpiece by Sarah Langan! Here is my review... davidagranoff.blogspot.com/2026/04/book...
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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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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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.
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PFDW #199 Brian Evenson on his Pink Beam Press Novella Glitch
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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.
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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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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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.
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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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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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...
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wanted love this super weird and disturbing new SF movie. Lots of really cool elements with terrible pacing in the second half.
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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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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Underrated 90s movie, great script by David Koepp, and excellently directed by Depalma.
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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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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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.
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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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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
two good scenes, some hilarious dilly italian western stuff. Not sure why I watched this but I did.
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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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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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.
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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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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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.
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Sci-Fi Short Film "Civil Service" | DUST
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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
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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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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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.
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We're stuck in Philip K. Dick's imagined universe
Hallucinations, rocket ships, deranged billionaires: how do we get out?
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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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William Sarill Eccentric Circle Talk
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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.
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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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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Out in 6 days! This novel has court intrigue, cyberpunk, Wuxia and Peking opera influence. A beautifully realized far future.
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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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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
At the PKD Fest, we held the first-ever Pink Beam awards, voted on by the folks who attended the fest or Global Time Slip. www.philipkdickfest.com/awards
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Pink Beam Awards | PKDFEST2026
The first-ever Pink Beam Awards, voted on by the community at the Global Time-Slip conference and the 4th International Philip K. Dick Festival.
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Just like the Empire…PKD Fest never ended. September is a great month for our online Zoom hangouts. Tuesdays live on Zoom 6-8 PM PST/ 9 PM EST. As always, the first hour is devoted to the guest, and then we will have an open chat.
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Short review up for a short but GREAT horror novel by L. Marie Wood.
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Book Review: 12 Hours by L. Marie Wood (Selected Papers from the Consortium for the Study of Anomalous Phenomena #2)
12 Hours by L. Marie Wood (Selected Papers from the Consortium for the Study of Anomalous Phenomena #2) 80 pages, paperback.  Published ...
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Slow-burn meta SF movie that is straight Pink Beam fiction with a couple of deep-cut PKD easter eggs. Watched thanks to a tip from Gregg Rickman.
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A ★★★★ review of Lars Shrike Walks The Night (2024)
This zero-budget meta SF movie is pure Pink Beam fiction with deep-cut Philip K. Dick easter eggs. Kelsey Grammer is excellent, anchoring the movie with a very careful performance. A prison from a hos...
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
SF epic set on Mars that is short on pages and long on scope. Kressel sits on this suitcase to stuff this novel with ideas, emotions, and the wonder of the universe; I was deeply invested in seeing the rain on Mars. Coming on the PKD hangout on 9/15 to talk about this novel.
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Book Review: The Rainseekers by Matthew Kressel
The Rainseekers by Matthew Kressel  149 pages, Paperback  Published February 17, 2026 by Tordotcom Join us for a live PKD hangout and inte...
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
One of my old homies from the Indiana hardcore scene Ryan Kegley has his first book coming out. It looks amazing.
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In the Bewilderment — NatureCulture
In the Bewilderment Poems by Ryan Kegley
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Another Interview about Pink Beam Press and the first seven novellas. Keith Giles, Brian Evenson, Andrew Turck, Gordon Bonnett, and myself.
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Sci-Fi, Philip K. Dick & the Birth of Pink Beam Press
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
In all the chaos of PKD fest you might have missed that Dickheads Podcast first novel breakdown in a year. In this episode, we broke down the realist novel Humpty Dumpty in Oakland. . We have the complete breakdown. W/ Langhorne J Tweed, D Harlan Wilson, and myself.
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DickHeads Podcast #53 - Humpty Dumpty in Oakland
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Cal State Fullerton Student newspaper article on PKD Fest! dailytitan.com/lifestyle/fu...
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Fullerton draws in international crowd to Pollak Library in celebration sci-fi legend’s legacy
As science fiction fans prepare to descend upon WorldCon next weekend, fans and researchers of author Philip K. Dick have staged their own celebration of the genre at Cal State
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
We recorded this last summer and Langhorne J Tweed thought I didn't have enough to do today. So here is the first book episode of Dickheads Podcast in a long time. Audio available anywhere...
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DickHeads Podcast #53 - Humpty Dumpty in Oakland
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
New episode of Postcards from a Dying World. This time I am joined by @ericlarocca.com We talk small Town horror, Clive Barker and the first book in the Burnt Sparrow Trilogy. Audio where ever you pod... youtu.be/4yKUH7OylnQ
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PFDW #198 Interview with horror author Eric LaRocca about the Burnt Sparrow trilogy
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I fell into the Backrooms YT wormhole before the studio deal, and was very excited that this young kid was given the resources. The design alone is worth the watch but i liked the story too.
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A ★★★★½ review of Backrooms (2026)
I went down the backrooms YouTube rabbit hole when it was first a thing. and I loved how weird and new it felt. Also cool to see it get a narrative. I thought for a 21-year-old kid, this was a pretty smart and weird horror film, with great and interesting design. Two plot holes seemed the fault of a young writer who doesn't understand how adulting works ha-ha.
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Was only able to get five minutes of this super giant Sadr before clouds came in. Bummer because I was just starting to get the Gamma Cygni nebula. Sadr is 150 times larger than our sun. 1,800 light years away, 12 million years old. Taken with dwarf mini in Balboa Park in San Diego.
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The Gulf of Mexico so called Cygnus wall section of the North American Nebula taken from the Rose Garden in Balboa Park. Taken with Dwarf mini.
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
So I discovered there are lots of SF anthology movies on Tubi. Most are bad, this one was 3/5 good. /
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A ★★★ review of Afterlight (2025)
So Anthology SF movies on Tubi are a thing I have discovered. most are bad, but this one made was 3/5 good, and 2/5 awful. The first and the last short films were neat the third one was interesting an...
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
If you are a Book-tuber, reviewer, or whatever, the Net Galley ARCs of The Next Night to Kill Nazis are available. It helps to have read book one, but Book Two can be a stand-alone. Pre-order is available.
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The Next Night to Kill Nazis
NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
LA/OC NPR story about The Philip K. Dick Fest starting Thursday! See you there!
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The OC helped shape Philip K Dick. A festival in Fullerton celebrates the sci-fi writer
The Philip K. Dick Festival beams into Cal State Fullerton Aug. 20-23.
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Yes, we are aware Philipkdickfest.com is not loading. We are working on fixing. The fest is still on. just a minor transmission failure from our VALIS source. Wish we had an error message that said SOFT DRINK STAND, but reality will stabilize soon. See you in Fullerton Thursday!
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Book review up for @ericlarocca.com 's small town horror novel We Are Always Tender With Our Dead. Beautiful and disturbing and equal measure. Podcast interview on the way as well.
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Book Review: We Are Always Tender With Our Dead by Eric LaRocca
We Are Always Tender With Our Dead by Eric LaRocca (Burnt Sparrow #1)  304 pages, Hardcover Published September, 2025 by Titan Books Podca...
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Thanks to @clashbooks.bsky.social for sending an arc for the second book in the Kill Nazis saga. When it comes out in January it will be my 15th book. Pre-order now from Bookshop .org or Barnes and Noble.
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Wole Talabi | Preorder THE FIST OF MEMORY @wtalabi.com · 11/08/2026
It was a lot of fun talking to David on Postcards From A Dying World, about the long journey to my new novel THE FIST OF MEMORY, hong Kong action cinema, nigerian SFF, first contact stories, and more. Check it out and watch out for spoiler warnings.
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Postcards is back. In this episode I speak with Nigerian SF author @wtalabi.com about his novel The Fist of Memory (think African Cyberpunk Via John Woo & Arthur C. Clarke. This was a great conversation. Available on Youtube/Apple podcasts etc. open.spotify.com/episode/1bzF...
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Episode #197: Interview w/ Wole Talabi author of The Fist of Memory
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Dumbbell nebula taken with dwarf mini at mission trails east of San Diego.
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Eagle nebula taken at mission trails east of San Diego. Taken with Dwarf mini.
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
M24 star cloud I took at Mission Trails outside San Diego. Taken with Dawrf mini.
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
In the faaaar future of 2000, how will TV be different SF writers of the 50s,60s and 70s have some thoughts. Some stinkers but Tenn, Knight, Malzberg, and Sturgeon have the best stuff in it.
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Book Review: TV 2000 Edited by Issac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh
TV 2000 Edited by Issac Asimov,  Martin H. Greenberg,  Charles G. Waugh 352 pages, Mass Market Paperback Published January, 1982 by Fawcet...
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
@wtalabi.com has written one of the best SF new releases I have read. Pre-order this novel that is African cyberpunk that feels like John Woo meets Arthur C. Clarke. Sound impossible, hardly. Out October 27th from DAW. Podcast interview soon.
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Book Review: The Fist of Memory by Wole Talabi
Fist of Memory by Wole Talabi 416 pages, Hardcover Expected publication: October 27, 2026 by DAW I don’t remember where I first heard o...
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
No one told me Roger Corman directed a WW II mission movie and it is great! Has a couple of great twists, and a jaw-dropping scene about 45 minutes in. Pre-dates the Dirty Dozen novel by a year. ST TOS fans note William Campbell pre-Trelaine is great here. Corman doesn't skimp on epic battles.
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A ★★★★★ review of The Secret Invasion (1964)
Roger Corman directed a WWII mission movie. This is a truly great one too. Just four years after The Intruder, and already making pulpy genre movies. This is an excellent movie with twists on twists. ...
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
How many pulp-era science fiction writers got better over the course of their careers? Edmond Hamilton certainly did, and the Starwolf trilogy is proof--it's classic space opera with greater depth and more surprises than you might expect!
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Space Pirates and Action-Packed Pulp: Starwolf by Edmond Hamilton - Reactor
A thrilling space opera trilogy that offers fun twists on old clichés...
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
German action movie. Maybe graded on a curve because I am a sucker for a woman breaking 8 dudes in a row. letterboxd.com/count_agrano...
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A ★★★★ review of Exterritorial (2025)
German action movie, that was fairly entertaining. The story of a woman who is a German (?) special forces soldier who had child with an American soldier who died in a raid in Afghanistan. We she brin...
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David Agranoff @davidagranoff.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Found this office satire for free on Tubi. In Philip K Dick studies we call this reality bender a Finite Subjective Reality. We laughed a bunch but it is a slow burn. (Note this was pre-severance)
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A ★★★★ review of Corner Office (2022)
In Philip K. Dick studies, we call this kinda of what is reality story a Finite Subjective Reality. Many will suspect this movie which can be found on TUBI, as a derivative of Severance, but it pre-da...
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Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Folks, Lightspeed & Nightmare magazines need your support. www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/a...
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On September 15, 2026, we’ll be launching our first Kickstarter campaign in more than a decade, to fund Year 17 of Lightspeed and Year 15 of Nightmare. Join us for a year of new short fiction from som...
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