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A rare tale from Philip K. Dick this week on “WHEN HORROR MEETS SCI FI II”

by Rue Morgue ManorApril 17, 2019

Tune in for a classic tale of audio horror with HorrorBabble’s WHEN HORROR MEETS SCIENCE FICTION Volume II reading series. This week: Tony and the Beetles. Written by American writer, Philip K. Dick in 1953, the tale tells of a boy who has befriended the native inhabitants of an alien planet conquered by human beings. But his relationship with the beetle-like creatures is about to be tested.

Chapters
00:22 – Introduction
01:01 – Tony and the Beetles

Narrated by Ian Gordon for HorrorBabble

Production by Ian Gordon Intro music: “Above the Blue Smoke” https://iangordon.bandcamp.com/album/…

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