Matt Betts

Hi! I'm an Ohio native, and former radio personality.

I enjoy writing in a wide variety of genres, and love to mix them. My first novel, ODD MEN OUT, is steampunk/alternate history with a little horror thrown in for good measure. Indelible Ink is my crime story with a supernatural twist. Underwater Fistfight is a collection of scifi poetry inspired by old cartoons, scifi pulp and more nerdy stuff. I get to put a kaiju twist on the adventure genre in a Clive Cussler-inspired Giant robot vs giant monster book called The Shadow Beneath the Waves. Finally, I take a humorous twist on mythology, fairly tales and folk stories in my dark fantasy The Boogeyman's Intern.

In 2018, the books The Shadow Beneath the Waves, and The Boogeyman's Intern were released. White Anvil: Sasquatch Onslaught arrived at the tail end of 2019.

My novel, Carson of Venus: The Edge of All Worlds came out in April of 2020. This book continued the adventures of one of Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic heroes in an all-new canonical tale on Amtor! I had a blast writing in the pulp legend's amazing world.

I love speaking at conferences and have been a frequent guest at science fiction cons, pop culture conventions, and writing conferences. I finally got to DragonCon in 2018 and I'm pretty sure I'm still not over the experience.

My favorite movies are Star Wars, Blade Runner, Army of Darkness, and Pacific Rim. I love Mystery Science Theater 3000 and have to admit I really enjoy a good bad movie.