Matthew J. Costello

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Matthew J. Costello (born 1948) is the author or coauthor of numerous novels and nonfiction works. His articles have appeared in publications including the Los Angeles Times and Sports Illustrated. He scripted Trilobyte's bestselling CD-ROM interactive dramas The 7th Guest and its sequel The 11th Hour, as well as many other videogames. Along with F. Paul Wilson, Costello, created and scripted FTL Newsfeed which ran daily on the Sci-Fi Channel from 1992-1996. His television credits also include shows on Disney, the BBC, and many others. In 2005 his novel Beneath Still Waters became a movie (same title) by director Brian Yuzna.


[edit] Novels

''Sleep Tight (1987)
Revolt on Majipoor (1987)
Fate's Trick: In the World of Robert Heinlein's Glory Road (1988)
Beneath Still Waters (1989)
Midsummer (1990)
Child's Play 2 (1990)
Wurm (1991)
Child's Play 3 (1991)
Darkborn (1992)
Homecoming (1992)
Caught in Time (1992)
Garden (1993)
See How She Runs (1994)
SeaQuest DSV: Fire Bellow (1994) ISBN: 1857982126
The 7th Guest (1995) (with Craig Shaw Gardner)
Mirage (1996) (with F Paul Wilson)
Masque (1998) (with F Paul Wilson)
Unidentified (2002) ISBN: 0425185176
Artifact (2003) (with Kevin J Anderson, Janet Berliner and F Paul Wilson)
Missing Monday (2004)
King Kong: The Island of the Skull (2005)
Doom 3: Worlds On Fire" (2008)

[edit] Videogames (script)

Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), Disney Interactive Studios
Just Cause (2006), Eidos GmbH
DOOM³ (Limited Collector's Edition) (2005), Activision Publishing, Inc.
DOOM 3: Resurrection of Evil (2005), Activision Publishing, Inc.
DOOM³ (2004), Activision Publishing, Inc.
Shellshock: Nam '67 (2004), Eidos Interactive Ltd.
Cyberchase: Castleblanca Quest (2003), Brighter Minds Media, Inc., Learning Company, The
The Italian Job (2003), Eidos Interactive, Inc.
Starsky & Hutch (2003), Vivendi Universal Games, Inc.
Clue Chronicles: Fatal Illusion (1999), Atari Interactive, Inc.
The 11th Hour (1995), Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc.
The 7th Guest (1993), Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.

[edit] Awards

Bram Stoker Best Novel nominee (1993) : Homecoming
Prometheus Award Best Novel nominee (1999) : Masque

Matthew Costello website