Beyond the Door

Written by Philip K. Dick

Narrated by Phil Chenevert

Beyond the Door is a story that asks and answers the question: what lives beyond the door? And is it dangerous?


Philip K. Dick was an American science-fiction novelist, short-story writer and essayist. His first short story, “Beyond Lies the Wub,” was published shortly after his high school graduation. Some of his most famous short stories were adapted for film, including “The Minority Report,” “Paycheck,” “Second Variety” (adapted into the film Screamers) and “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” (adapted into the film Total Recall).

• Language: English
• Publisher: Author's Republic
• Release date: Sep 14, 2016
• ISBN: 9781518935237

Philip K. Dick

Over a writing career that spanned three decades, PHILIP K. DICK (1928–1982) published 36 science fiction novels and 121 short stories in which he explored the essence of what makes man human and the dangers of centralized power. Toward the end of his life, his work turned to deeply personal, metaphysical questions concerning the nature of God. Eleven novels and short stories have been adapted to film, notably Blade Runner (based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), Total Recall, Minority Report, and A Scanner Darkly, as well as television's The Man in the High Castle. The recipient of critical acclaim and numerous awards throughout his career, including the Hugo and John W. Campbell awards, Dick was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2005, and between 2007 and 2009, the Library of America published a selection of his novels in three volumes. His work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages.

Reviews for Beyond the Door

[Kyle Rasmussen · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I am not sure that this was the correct audio? It was about a clock.

[Don Norman · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This is the PKD short story but there's another version that has another narrator..