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Phenomenal Stories #06 features the start of the the second installment of the fantasy serial, 'The Red Wizard' by J.D. Hayes-Canell. Sequels are in the works. PS also presents the 2nd part of the fantasy serial, 'The Book of Power, ' by Richard H. Nilsen. The science fiction apocalyptic serial, 'After, ' ends, racing to the dramatic finish. Dunces & Dragons continues its exhausted and exhaustive adventures of put-upon reporter/columnist J....

Phenomenal Stories #11 is our first Special Issue, focusing upon the editor's obsession with once-world-famous author Robert W. Chambers. The editor literally wrote the book - the only biography - about Chambers, a writer who influenced such luminaries as H.P. Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard and many others. This Special Issue features two of Chambers' classic horror stories - thankfully in the public domain - "The Yellow Sign"...

There's something odd about twin-lens reflex (TLR) film cameras, but very appealing. I can't really explain it. TLR cameras are bulky, awkward to use and, well, kind-of weird. Still, I love picking one up and taking it out to shoot. Mamiya TLRs comprise a rare line of TLR cameras in that they were the only pro TLR cameras that had interchangeable lenses other than Contaflex. That fact alone made me long for one a long time. When I bought...

Every sighted person learns to see, to make mental connections with what images come into the eyes, and interpret them as reality. It happens starting pretty much at birth, continues through adolescence and into adulthood. At some point, though, the growth kind a stops. The process continues, but most people make rapid assumptions upon what they see and move on. It's normal and natural. For a photographer, the process is the same to a cert...

Just how many magazines can we create based upon the simple concept of a modern-day speculative fiction pulp magazines? Well, at least this one more. The novels we serialize in Phenomenal Stories are, well, phenomenal, and deserve publication as solo books, which our parent company is doing. In the meantime, though, we just thought it would be quite fun to produce our own novels magazine. And with four other magazines now in print, we cert...

We press on with the third volume of Phenomenal Stories Quarterly, a collection of the April, May and June issues of Phenomenal Stories for 2019. Joining the Phenomenal Stories fray are new and veteran writers working in new - for us - areas such as nostalgia and murder mysteries. Phenomenal Stories Quarterly is a companion magazine to Phenomenal Stories in the tradition of the science fiction/fantasy/horror pulps of the 1920s, 1930s and 194...

In this second issue of Phenomenal Stories, we continue the Cyberpunk serial 'Closer' and the more traditional science fiction serial 'After: The End of the World's Not All It's Cracked Up To Be.' Richard H. Nilsen returns with a horror story in collaboration with Shawn M. Tomlinson titled "The 9 Corners." It takes place at Nine Corners Lake in the Adirondacks. J.D. Hayes-Canell is back, too, with another horror tale, this one titled, "Julie...

There's nothing like holding a pulp magazine, smelling that wonderful smell of the decaying acidic paper, seeing the garish brightly colored cover, looking for the names that became legends. Since 1978, I always wanted to create, edit, design and publish my own "pulp" speculative fiction - science fiction, fantasy, horror, weird, cyberpunk, etc. - magazine. I've tried many times. I know it's a ridiculous pursuit, especially since magazines t...

This third issue of Phenomenal Stories features the conclusion of the three-part cyberpunk short novel, 'Closer, ' and continues the science fiction end of the world novel, 'After.' In the short story department, Richard H. Nilsen tells the odd tale of "The Quick & the Curious, " and the saga of Robert & Cara continues in the Robert W. Chambers-inspired tale, "The House of the Sign." The editor takes a look at "That Lovecraft Bunch, " and 'G...

This is the second volume of writings by Shawn M. Tomlinson about Robert W. Chambers, author of The King in Yellow. The first, Robert W. Chambers: Maker of Moons: Author of The King in Yellow Unmasked, contains the biography of Chambers along with extensive bibliographic details and other related material. This second volume collects the original articles and columns Tomlinson wrote about Chambers during his quest to complete the biography ove...

Phenomenal Stories features the start of the 4-part fantasy serial, 'The Red Wizard' by J.D. Hayes-Canell. Sequels are in the works. PS presents the 2nd part of the fantasy seroal, 'The Book of Power, ' by Richard H. Nilsen. The science fiction apocalyptic serial, 'After, ' continues, racing to the dramatic end next month. Dunces & Dragons continues its exhausted and exhaustive adventures of put-upon reporter/columnist J.D. Hayes-Canell. R...

Martin, while we're here, we think it's a good idea to restrict the knowledge of our presence, so we're all going to be living together in this suite, " Alex said. "We're at the top of the hotel, so everything's very nice, bright and cheery. We're putting you in the central bedroom. You know we have to be here five more weeks at least, so get comfortable. "If you want to talk, we're all here." He didn't, of course. He wanted to die. He noti...

The D100 was Nikon's first "consumer-level" DSLR, in fact only its second solo DSLR outing. As with the D1, the company got some things wrong on the D100. It's OK, they fixed the problems in the followup Nikon D70. The Nikon D100 is a good camera with a resolution of 6.1 megapixels. You don't need more than 6 megapixels to get really good images. I started working with the D100 the moment I got it. I wanted to find out what all the fuss w...

Photographer and writer Shawn M. Tomlinson, author of the Photo Curmudgeon column and books, gives the budding photographer an inexpensive way to move into serious photography with good equipment. Tomlinson considers the financial restrictions of novice photographers in this how-to book that gives detailed, step-by-step help. He illustrates his points with many photographs shot with the cameras he recommends. As a bonus, this book also cont...

Photographer and writer Shawn M. Tomlinson, author of the Photo Curmudgeon column and books, gives the budding photographer the 12 basic steps for moving into serious photography. Tomlinson considers the financial restrictions of novice and seasoned photographers in this how-to book that gives detailed, step-by-step help. The 12 Steps of Photography book covers technique, gives help with modes and mechanics, provides ideas for location shootin...

It wasn't all that grim, " she said. "We don't have to go to Deadwood. I was thinking, maybe, Tombstone or Fort Sumner..." "Wyatt Earp or Billy the Kid?" he said. "Are you nuts?" "Yes, " she said. "Absolutely. I went nuts the moment I saw a flaming star in the day sky hit a tower and reveal the man I love. It's the only way it makes sense. I'm in an asylum somewhere dreaming all this." They certainly looked the part: long dusters, black clothe...

In this second issue of Phenomenal Stories, we continue the Cyberpunk serial 'Closer' and the more traditional science fiction serial 'After: The End of the World's Not All It's Cracked Up To Be.' Richard H. Nilsen returns with a horror story in collaboration with Shawn M. Tomlinson titled "The 9 Corners." It takes place at Nine Corners Lake in the Adirondacks. J.D. Hayes-Canell is back, too, with another horror tale, this one titled, "Julie...

Simply put, medium-format photography is quite a bit more complex than shooting with 35mm film SLRs or 35mm-style DSLRs. It takes a bit more skill - and experience - to handle medium-format cameras. Not only do you need to learn to think differently about how you shoot, but you also have a whole new type of equipment to learn. Medium-format cameras produce bigger images, which allows for more detail and greater enlargement. And because the...

Simply put, medium-format photography is quite a bit more complex than shooting with 35mm film SLRs or 35mm-style DSLRs. It takes a bit more skill - and experience - to handle medium-format cameras. Not only do you need to learn to think differently about how you shoot, but you also have a whole new type of equipment to learn. Medium-format cameras produce bigger images, which allows for more detail and greater enlargement. And because the...

Photographer and writer Shawn M. Tomlinson, author of the Photo Curmudgeon column and books, makes creating black and white and toned photos simple with this how-to guide. "In a world dominated by colorful images, black and white and toned photographs can stand out as something different, something somehow more beautiful, " Tomlinson writes. "To really work in the 21st century, a black and white or toned image must be special. It must express ...