Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick and the Umbrella of Light Essay Updated By The Author

Angus Taylor has reformatted his essay Philip K. Dick and the Umbrella of Light. This includes changing the typeface and margins to make the essay more attractive and easier to read, and also adding more illustrations by Cora Lee Healy from the original 1975 booklet. Philip K. Dick and the Umbrella of Light – Originally […]

Happy 86th Birthday

I would like to wish Phil a Happy 86th Birthday today and just let him know that he is missed by his many fans wherever he happens to be right now.

New Issue of PKD Otaku

A new issue of PKD Otaku has been published. You can view it here: PKD Otaku Issue 31 or view past issues. Please be patient after clicking on the link for this issue. The file is large and requires more time to download. An alternative would be to save the file to your computer and […]

Still Haven’t Seen Radio Free Albemuth? [Updated]

Here are locations that you can view Radio Free Albemuth online: iTunes YEKRA Both found on the Radio Free Albemuth‘s web site. Also, the film is available on [Your Local Cable Company’s] Video On Demand. I also discovered the film on Amazon Instant Video I’m delighted to see that it is also still in theaters: […]

PKD Otaku 31 Coming Soon

Theaters Set For Radio Free Albemuth For June 27, 2014 Release Date

Here are the cities and theaters selected for the release of Radio Free Albemuth: New York – Quad Theatre – New York City (Greenwich Village), NY 10011 Los Angeles – NoHo 7 Laemmle – North Hollywood, CA 91601 Chicago – The Logan Theatre – Chicago, IL 60647 Philadelphia – Frank Theatres Montgomeryville Stadium 12 – […]

Release Date Set For Radio Free Albemuth

After the successful Kickstarter campaign many Philip K. Dick fans have been waiting (im)patiently for Radio Free Albemuth to arrive in theaters and eventually on DVD. Along with the announcement of a new trailer for the film, the release date has been announced as June 27, 2014. From the press release sent out a few […]

Philip K. Dick Festival Update

Unfortunately due to logistic problems that the Philip K. Dick Festival committee was not able to overcome, the 2014 Philip K. Dick Festival has been postponed. The Festival won’t be taking place at University of California, Irvine, but in another location that would have the space plus be able to meet the other logistical issues. […]

New Issue of PKD Otaku

A new issue of PKD Otaku has been published. You can view it here: PKD Otaku Issue 30 or view past issues. Please be patient after clicking on the link for this issue. The file is large and requires more time to download. An alternative would be to save the file to your computer and […]

PKD Otaku 30 Coming Soon

Philip K. Dick Honored In Orange Country, California [Updated]

The Mayor, City Council and Orange Country Film Fiesta (Facebook Page) are honoring their one-time resident, Philip K. Dick, with the proclamation of September 14, 2013, as “Philip K. Dick Day”. The writer/director John Alan Simon of Radio Free Albemuth has been invited to commemorate the occasion with a special free screening at the Fiesta […]

Tessa Dick’s New Radio Show On Internet Radio

Here are details of Tessa Dick’s New Radio Show on Internet Radio Monday, September 2, 2013. She is chatting to Anthony Peake and jami Morgan about Philip K. Dick. If you missed the show, here is the archive of it: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/freedomizerradio/2013/09/02/ancient-of-days-no-bull-zone or I have archived the mp3 at /mirror/audio/Tessa_radio_show_5224947.mp3

New Issue of PKD Otaku

A new issue of PKD Otaku has been published. You can view it here: PKD Otaku Issue 29 or view past issues. Please be patient after clicking on the link for this issue. The file is large and requires more time to download. An alternative would be to save the file to your computer and […]

Official Philip K. Dick Website Offline

From the questions and comments I’ve seen, many of the you may have noticed that the Official Philip K. Dick Website, http://www.philipkdick.com is offline and all that is displayed is: I don’t know what happened to the site. Because of my experience, I have some facts about the situation. The site went offline sometime at […]

PKD Otaku 29 Coming Soon

Radio Free Albemuth Has Been Fully Funded And More! (Updated)

The Kickstarter campaign has finished and the total amount pledged by 827 backers was $92,267. Congratulations to the Radio Free Albemuth Kickstarter Project team for meeting their Kickstarter goal and exceeding it. Backers are still submitting pledges and as an update from the project says any money above the goal will be used for additional […]

Radio Free Albemuth Kickstarter Campaign Launched

Up into now, the film Radio Free Albemuth has only been shown and available at special events like the Philip K. Dick Festival, the Hugo Awards at Worldcon, Science Fiction Hall of Fame induction ceremonies in Seattle, and in the near future at the Indie Night Series at Lincoln Center Film Society in New York. […]

New Issue of PKD Otaku

A new issue of PKD Otaku has been published. You can view it here: PKD Otaku Issue 28 or view past issues. Please be patient after clicking on the link for this issue. The file is large and requires more time to download. An alternative would be to save the file to your computer and […]

Radio Free Albemuth Release Plan and an appeal for help

I recently received an email from the filmmakers and promoters of Radio Free Albemuth with some great news and with an appeal for help from the movie’s fans (including anyone who hasn’t been able to see it yet but wants to like me). Here is what they wrote: Radio Free Albemuth Release Plan (We need […]

Recently Published Reference Work By David Hyde