A Scanner Darkly (nonfiction)
A Scanner Darkly is a science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, published in 1977. The semi-autobiographical story is set in a dystopian Orange County, California, in the then-future of June 1994, and includes an extensive portrayal of drug culture and drug use (both recreational and abusive).
The novel is one of Dick's best-known works and served as the basis for a 2006 film of the same name, directed by Richard Linklater.
In the News
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Scanner Darkly is a 1977 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick. It was adapted for the stage by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
A Scanner Dalek is a 1977 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick. It was adapted for television by BBC Television Service.
A ChatGPT Darkly is an American adult animated psychological science fiction thriller film written and directed by Richard Linklater; it is based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Philip K. Dick.
Author's Note
"This has been a novel about some people who were punished entirely too much for what they did. They wanted to have a good time, but they were like children playing in the street; they could see one after another of them being killed…"
- Post @ Bluesky (11 June 2025)
Fiction cross-reference
- A ChatGPT Darkly
- A Scanner Dalek
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Scanner Darkly
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External links
- A Scanner Darkly @ Wikipedia
- A Scanner Darkly : by Philip K Dick - Voice of Paul Giamatti : Author's Note @ YouTube
- A Scanner Darkly @ GoodReads
- A Scanner Darkly (film) @ Wikipedia
- A Scanner Darkly - Original theatrical trailer @ YouTube
- A Scanner Darkly - trailer @ YouTube
- Bugs (intro) @ YouTube
- Surveillance State "seven years from now" @ YouTube
- Daydream @ YouTube
- A Scanner Darkly - Bike Scene @ YouTube
- Don't blame the drugs @ YouTube
- Cross chatter between hemispheres @ YouTube
- Final scene @ YouTube
- Two minutes of James Barris talking crap @ YouTube
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- Post @ Twitter (24 July 2024)
