John Gregory Betancourt (born October 25, 1963) is an American writer of science fiction, fantasy and mystery novels, as well as short stories. He is also known as the founder and publisher, with his wife Kim Betancourt, of Wildside Press in 1989. Nearly a decade later, they entered the print on demand (PoD) market and greatly expanded their production. In addition to publishing new novels and short stories, they have undertaken projects to publish new editions of collections of stories that appeared in historic magazines.
Prior to establishing the new business, Betancourt worked as an assistant editor at Amazing Stories and editor of Horror: The Newsmagazine of the Horror Field, the revived Weird Tales magazine, the first issue of H. P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror (which he subsequently hired Marvin Kaye to edit), Cat Tales magazine (which he subsequently hired George H. Scithers to edit), and Adventure Tales magazine. He worked as a Senior Editor for Byron Preiss Visual Publications (1989–1996) and iBooks.
Prior to establishing the new business, Betancourt worked as an assistant editor at Amazing Stories and editor of Horror: The Newsmagazine of the Horror Field, the revived Weird Tales magazine, the first issue of H. P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror (which he subsequently hired Marvin Kaye to edit), Cat Tales magazine (which he subsequently hired George H. Scithers to edit), and Adventure Tales magazine. He worked as a Senior Editor for Byron Preiss Visual Publications (1989–1996) and iBooks.
Genres: Mystery, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy
New Books
Series
Slab's Tavern
1. On the Rocks at Slab's (2008)
2. Well Bottled at Slab's (2010)
3. On the Scent at Slab's (2010)
4. Cleaning Up at Slab's (2010)
Slab's Tavern (1987)
1. On the Rocks at Slab's (2008)
2. Well Bottled at Slab's (2010)
3. On the Scent at Slab's (2010)
4. Cleaning Up at Slab's (2010)
Slab's Tavern (1987)
Hercules
1. The Wrath of Poseidon (1997)
2. The Vengeance of Hera (1997)
3. The Gates of Hades (1997)
1. The Wrath of Poseidon (1997)
2. The Vengeance of Hera (1997)
3. The Gates of Hades (1997)
Roger Zelazny's Dawn of Amber
continued from the original series by Roger Zelazny
1. Nine Princes of Chaos (2002)
aka The Dawn of Amber
2. Chaos and Amber (2003)
3. To Rule in Amber (2004)
4. Shadows of Amber (2005)
continued from the original series by Roger Zelazny
1. Nine Princes of Chaos (2002)
aka The Dawn of Amber
2. Chaos and Amber (2003)
3. To Rule in Amber (2004)
4. Shadows of Amber (2005)
'Pit Bull' Peter Geller Mystery
Pit on the Road to Hell (2007)
A Christmas Pit (2010)
Pit and the Pendulum (2011)
Pit on the Road to Hell (2007)
A Christmas Pit (2010)
Pit and the Pendulum (2011)
Novels
Rogue Pirate (1987)
The Blind Archer (1988)
Johnny Zed (1988)
Rememory (1990)
Performance Art (1992)
Cutthroat Island (1995)
Pacifica (2002) (with Linda E Bushyager)
The Dragon Sorcerer (2003)
The Blind Archer (1988)
Johnny Zed (1988)
Rememory (1990)
Performance Art (1992)
Cutthroat Island (1995)
Pacifica (2002) (with Linda E Bushyager)
The Dragon Sorcerer (2003)
Collections
Playing in Wonderland (1994)
The Science Fiction Crime Megapack (2017) (with Nelson S Bond, Lin Carter, David H Keller, Frank Belknap Long, Louis Newman, James Norman, Mack Reynolds, Ron Reynolds, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Charles V. De Vet, Edward Wellen, Robert Moore Williams, Richard Wilson, Robert Zacks and Arthur Leo Zagat)
The King Arthur MEGAPACK : Tales of King Arthur and His Knights (2018) (with Oscar Fay Adams, Max Adeler, George Parker Bidder, J. S. Blackie, Mortimer Collins, Thomas Deloney, Wolfram von Eschenback, Rupert S. Holland, James Knowles, Sir Thomas Mallory, Howard Pyle, Ernest Rhys, Lord Alfred Tennyson and Mark Twain)
The Science Fiction Crime Megapack (2017) (with Nelson S Bond, Lin Carter, David H Keller, Frank Belknap Long, Louis Newman, James Norman, Mack Reynolds, Ron Reynolds, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Charles V. De Vet, Edward Wellen, Robert Moore Williams, Richard Wilson, Robert Zacks and Arthur Leo Zagat)
The King Arthur MEGAPACK : Tales of King Arthur and His Knights (2018) (with Oscar Fay Adams, Max Adeler, George Parker Bidder, J. S. Blackie, Mortimer Collins, Thomas Deloney, Wolfram von Eschenback, Rupert S. Holland, James Knowles, Sir Thomas Mallory, Howard Pyle, Ernest Rhys, Lord Alfred Tennyson and Mark Twain)
Novellas
Dry Days in Yellow Gulch (2008)
The Adventure of the Amateur Mendicant Society (2009)
Dreamtime in Adjaphon (2010)
The Duke of Demolition Goes to Hell (2010)
Faramigon's Eye (2010)
The Last Guardian of Ru Ishtl (2010)
Sympathy for Monsters (2010)
Sympathy for Zombies (2010)
A One-Pipe Problem (2018)
The Nature of the Beast: A Tale of The Things (2020)
The Rat Aloft (2022)
Had a Wife... (2022) (with Janet Fox)
The Adventure of the Amateur Mendicant Society (2009)
Dreamtime in Adjaphon (2010)
The Duke of Demolition Goes to Hell (2010)
Faramigon's Eye (2010)
The Last Guardian of Ru Ishtl (2010)
Sympathy for Monsters (2010)
Sympathy for Zombies (2010)
A One-Pipe Problem (2018)
The Nature of the Beast: A Tale of The Things (2020)
The Rat Aloft (2022)
Had a Wife... (2022) (with Janet Fox)
Series contributed to
Robert Silverberg's Time Tours
4. The Dinosaur Trackers (1991) (as by Thomas Shadwell)
6. Caesar's Time Legions (1991) (as by Jeremy Kingston)
4. The Dinosaur Trackers (1991) (as by Thomas Shadwell)
6. Caesar's Time Legions (1991) (as by Jeremy Kingston)
Star Trek : Deep Space Nine
11. Devil in the Sky (1995) (with Greg Cox)
17. The Heart of the Warrior (1996)
11. Devil in the Sky (1995) (with Greg Cox)
17. The Heart of the Warrior (1996)
Star Trek : The Next Generation
51. Infection (1999)
Double Helix Omnibus (omnibus) (2002) (with Diane Carey, Peter David, Michael Jan Friedman, Christie Golden, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dean Wesley Smith and John Vornholt)
51. Infection (1999)
Double Helix Omnibus (omnibus) (2002) (with Diane Carey, Peter David, Michael Jan Friedman, Christie Golden, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dean Wesley Smith and John Vornholt)
Black Cat Weekly
6. Black Cat Weekly #6 (2021) (with Hal Charles, Bobbi A Chukran, Ralph Milne Farley, Barb Goffman, Dashiell Hammett, A R Morlan, Frank Lovell Nelson, E Nesbit and Dwight V Swain)
7. Black Cat Weekly #7 (2021) (with Reginald Bretnor, Hal Charles, Andy Duncan, Milton Lesser, Ruth Malone, Adam Meyer, A R Morlan, Frank Lovell Nelson and Frank M Robinson)
8. Black Cat Weekly #8 (2021) (with Robert Camp, Nick Carter, Hal Charles, Edith Dorian, John M Floyd, Stephen Gallagher, Frank Lovell Nelson and Darrell Schweitzer)
9. Black Cat Weekly #9 (2021) (with H Bedford-Jones, Hal Charles, Amelia B Edwards, Milton Lesser, Lee Mayers, A R Morlan, Michael Nethercott, Kris Neville and Lee Roberts)
10. Black Cat Weekly #10 (2021) (with Eando Binder, Hal Charles, Dale Clark, David Dean, Carl Jacobi, Murray Leinster, Milton Lesser and Frank Lovell Nelson)
12. Black Cat Weekly #12 (2021) (with Shelly Dickson Carr, Paul Chadwick, Hal Charles, Lester del Rey, John S Glasby, Elizabeth Sanxay Holding, Kris Neville, Frederik Pohl and Frank M Robinson)
14. Black Cat Weekly #14 (2021) (with Zenith Brown, Melodie Campbell, Nick Carter, Hal Charles, Barb Goffman, Edmond Hamilton, Henry Kuttner, Tom Purdom and Larry Tritten)
16. Black Cat Weekly #16 (2021) (with Christopher B Booth, Hal Charles, Malcolm Jameson, Frank Kane, Nisi Shawl, Paige Sleuth, Michael Swanwick, Larry Tritten and Stacy Woodson)
39. Black Cat Weekly #39 (2022) (with Hal Charles, Hulbert Footner, Saul Golubcow, Edmond Hamilton, Malcolm Jameson, Clifford Knight, Henry Kuttner, Art Taylor, Joseph S Walker and Walter Jon Williams)
58. Black Cat Weekly #58 (2022) (with Hal Charles, Janet Fox, Kaye George, Craig Laurance Gidney, Sherry Harris, Herminie Templeton Kavanagh, Murray Leinster, John T McIntyre, Fletcher Pratt and Frank C Robertson)
67. Black Cat Weekly #67 (2022) (with Hal Charles, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Murray Leinster, Milton Lesser, Lawrence L Lynch, Johnston McCulley, Christine Poulson and Frank Zafiro)
6. Black Cat Weekly #6 (2021) (with Hal Charles, Bobbi A Chukran, Ralph Milne Farley, Barb Goffman, Dashiell Hammett, A R Morlan, Frank Lovell Nelson, E Nesbit and Dwight V Swain)
7. Black Cat Weekly #7 (2021) (with Reginald Bretnor, Hal Charles, Andy Duncan, Milton Lesser, Ruth Malone, Adam Meyer, A R Morlan, Frank Lovell Nelson and Frank M Robinson)
8. Black Cat Weekly #8 (2021) (with Robert Camp, Nick Carter, Hal Charles, Edith Dorian, John M Floyd, Stephen Gallagher, Frank Lovell Nelson and Darrell Schweitzer)
9. Black Cat Weekly #9 (2021) (with H Bedford-Jones, Hal Charles, Amelia B Edwards, Milton Lesser, Lee Mayers, A R Morlan, Michael Nethercott, Kris Neville and Lee Roberts)
10. Black Cat Weekly #10 (2021) (with Eando Binder, Hal Charles, Dale Clark, David Dean, Carl Jacobi, Murray Leinster, Milton Lesser and Frank Lovell Nelson)
12. Black Cat Weekly #12 (2021) (with Shelly Dickson Carr, Paul Chadwick, Hal Charles, Lester del Rey, John S Glasby, Elizabeth Sanxay Holding, Kris Neville, Frederik Pohl and Frank M Robinson)
14. Black Cat Weekly #14 (2021) (with Zenith Brown, Melodie Campbell, Nick Carter, Hal Charles, Barb Goffman, Edmond Hamilton, Henry Kuttner, Tom Purdom and Larry Tritten)
16. Black Cat Weekly #16 (2021) (with Christopher B Booth, Hal Charles, Malcolm Jameson, Frank Kane, Nisi Shawl, Paige Sleuth, Michael Swanwick, Larry Tritten and Stacy Woodson)
39. Black Cat Weekly #39 (2022) (with Hal Charles, Hulbert Footner, Saul Golubcow, Edmond Hamilton, Malcolm Jameson, Clifford Knight, Henry Kuttner, Art Taylor, Joseph S Walker and Walter Jon Williams)
58. Black Cat Weekly #58 (2022) (with Hal Charles, Janet Fox, Kaye George, Craig Laurance Gidney, Sherry Harris, Herminie Templeton Kavanagh, Murray Leinster, John T McIntyre, Fletcher Pratt and Frank C Robertson)
67. Black Cat Weekly #67 (2022) (with Hal Charles, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Murray Leinster, Milton Lesser, Lawrence L Lynch, Johnston McCulley, Christine Poulson and Frank Zafiro)
Anthology series
Ultimate...
The Ultimate Witch (1993) (with Byron Preiss)
The Ultimate Zombie (1993) (with Byron Preiss)
The Ultimate Alien (1995) (with Keith R A DeCandido and Byron Preiss)
The Ultimate Undead (2006) (with Byron Preiss)
The Ultimate Witch (1993) (with Byron Preiss)
The Ultimate Zombie (1993) (with Byron Preiss)
The Ultimate Alien (1995) (with Keith R A DeCandido and Byron Preiss)
The Ultimate Undead (2006) (with Byron Preiss)
Anthologies edited
Swashbuckling Editor Stories (1993)
The Best of Weird Tales (1995) (with Marvin Kaye)
Pulp Classics: Ghost Stories (June 1931) (2004)
Horrorscape (2005)
Horrorscape 2 (2005)
Horror: The Best Of 2005 (2006)
Horror: The Best of the Year (2006) (with Sean Wallace)
Horror: The Best of the Year 2007 (2011) (with Sean Wallace)
Short Things (2019)
The Ghost Story Megapack (2020)
The Second Ghost Story Megapack (2020)
The Third Ghost Story Megapack (2020)
The Best of Weird Tales (1995) (with Marvin Kaye)
Pulp Classics: Ghost Stories (June 1931) (2004)
Horrorscape (2005)
Horrorscape 2 (2005)
Horror: The Best Of 2005 (2006)
Horror: The Best of the Year (2006) (with Sean Wallace)
Horror: The Best of the Year 2007 (2011) (with Sean Wallace)
Short Things (2019)
The Ghost Story Megapack (2020)
The Second Ghost Story Megapack (2020)
The Third Ghost Story Megapack (2020)
Non fiction
The Sci-Fi Channel Trivia Book (1996)
Serve It Forth (1996) (with Anne McCaffrey)
The Sci-Fi Channel Encyclopedia of TV Science Fiction (1997)
Serve It Forth (1996) (with Anne McCaffrey)
The Sci-Fi Channel Encyclopedia of TV Science Fiction (1997)
Anthologies containing stories by John Gregory Betancourt
100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories (1984)
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown (1992)
Predators (1993)
Quest to Riverworld (1993)
Alien Pregnant by Elvis (1994)
Return to the Twilight Zone (1994)
Tales of the Batman (1995)
The Book of Kings (1995)
I, Vampire (1995)
Tales from Jabba's Palace (1995)
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories (1995)
The Resurrected Holmes (1996)
Don't Open This Book! (1998)
Masterpieces of Terror and the Unknown (1992)
Predators (1993)
Quest to Riverworld (1993)
Alien Pregnant by Elvis (1994)
Return to the Twilight Zone (1994)
Tales of the Batman (1995)
The Book of Kings (1995)
I, Vampire (1995)
Tales from Jabba's Palace (1995)
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories (1995)
The Resurrected Holmes (1996)
Don't Open This Book! (1998)
Short stories
The Green Thumb (1984) | |||
Vernon's Dragon (1984) | |||
The Children of Lommos (1987) (with Darrell Schweitzer) | |||
Tap Dancing (1991) | |||
Reformed (1992) | |||
Copycat (1993) | |||
Human Spirit, Beetle Spirit [short story] (1993) | |||
The Man Who Collected Knives (1993) | |||
The Duke of Demolition Goes to Hell (1994) | |||
Vole (1994) | |||
And the Band Played On: The Band's Tale (1995) | |||
By Moonlight (1995) | |||
Miss Vampire New Mexico Meets Her Dream Date (1995) | |||
The Tale of Lady Ashburn (1995) | |||
The Adventure of the Amateur Mendicant Society (1996) |
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