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Matthew John Costello (born 1948) is an
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writer specializing in the genres of horror,
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, and
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. His articles have appeared in publications including the ''
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'' and ''
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''. He has scripted Trilobyte's bestselling CD-ROM interactive dramas ''
The 7th Guest ''The 7th Guest'' is an interactive movie puzzle adventure game, produced by Trilobyte and originally released by Virgin Interactive Entertainment in April 1993. It is one of the first computer video games to be released only on CD-ROM. ''The ...
'' and its sequel '' The 11th Hour'', as well as many other video games.


Career

Along with
F. Paul Wilson Francis Paul Wilson (born May 17, 1946, in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American medical doctor and author of horror, adventure, medical thrillers, science fiction, and other genres of literary fiction. His books include the Repairman Jack n ...
, Costello created and scripted '' FTL Newsfeed'', which ran daily on the
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from 1992–1996. His television credits also include shows on
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,
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, the
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, and many others. In 2005 his novel '' Beneath Still Waters'' was adapted into a film by director
Brian Yuzna Brian Yuzna is an American producer, director, and writer. He is best known for his work in the science fiction and horror film genres. Yuzna began his career as a producer for several films by director Stuart Gordon, such as ''Re-Animator'' (1 ...
. Costello also wrote ''Island of the Skull'' (
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), an original prequel to Peter Jackson's film, ''
King Kong King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...
''. Along with his adult genres, Costello has created works for children. His works include the book series ''The Kids of Einstein Elementary'', published by Scholastic, and ''Magic Everywhere'' (Random House), as well as games including ''Aladdin’s Mathquest'' (Disney), ''A Cartoon History of the Universe'' (Putnam), and two math games based on the hit PBS Kids show ''
Cyberchase ''Cyberchase'' is an educational animated sci-fi children's television series that airs on PBS Kids. The series centers around three children from Earth: Jackie, Matt, and Inez, who are brought into Cyberspace, a digital universe, in order to ...
''. He is the designer of role-playing and board games, including ''
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'', '' Call of Cthulhu'', ''Batman'', ''
Lone Wolf & Cub is a Japanese manga series created by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima. First published in 1970, the story was adapted into six films starring Tomisaburo Wakayama, four plays, a television series starring Kinnosuke Yorozuya, and ...
'', and many others. Recently, Costello worked on '' Rage'', a
post-apocalyptic Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction is a subgenre of speculative fiction in which the Earth's (or another planet's) civilization is collapsing or has collapsed. The apocalypse event may be climatic, such as runaway climate change; ast ...
action-adventure game for
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, and wrote its novelization, as well as a new game for
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with Neil Richards and Swedish developer Avalanche Studios.


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) *''The 7th Guest'' (1995) (with
Craig Shaw Gardner Craig Shaw Gardner (born July 2, 1949) is an American author, best known for producing fantasy parodies similar to those of Terry Pratchett. He was also a member of the Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA), a loose-knit group of Her ...
) *''Mirage'' (1996) (with
F. Paul Wilson Francis Paul Wilson (born May 17, 1946, in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American medical doctor and author of horror, adventure, medical thrillers, science fiction, and other genres of literary fiction. His books include the Repairman Jack n ...
) *''Masque'' (1998) (with F. Paul Wilson) *''Unidentified'' (2002) *''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) *'' Doom 3: Maelstrom'' (2009) *''
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'' (adaptation) (2011) *''Vacation'' (2011) *''Home'' (2012) *''Star Road'' (with Rick Hautala) (2014)


Videogames (script)

*''
The 7th Guest ''The 7th Guest'' is an interactive movie puzzle adventure game, produced by Trilobyte and originally released by Virgin Interactive Entertainment in April 1993. It is one of the first computer video games to be released only on CD-ROM. ''The ...
'' (1993),
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(Europe) Ltd. *'' The 11th Hour'' (1995), Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. *'' Clue Chronicles: Fatal Illusion'' (1999),
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, Inc. *'' Starsky & Hutch'' (2003), Empire Interactive *''
The Italian Job ''The Italian Job'' is a 1969 British comedy caper film, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley, directed by Peter Collinson, and starring Michael Caine. The film's plot centres around Cockney criminal Charlie Croker, r ...
'' (2003), Eidos Interactive, Inc. *'' Cyberchase: Castleblanca Quest'' (2003), Brighter Minds Media, Inc., Learning Company, The *''
Doom 3 ''Doom 3'' is a 2004 survival horror first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and published by Activision. ''Doom 3'' was originally released for Microsoft Windows on August 3, 2004, adapted for Linux later that year, and ported ...
'' (2004), Activision Publishing, Inc. *'' Shellshock: Nam '67'' (2004), Eidos Interactive *'' Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil'' (2005), Activision Publishing, Inc. *'' Just Cause'' (2006), Eidos GmbH *'' Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (2007),
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*'' Just Cause 2'' (2010), Eidos GmbH *'' Rage'' (2011), Bethesda Softworks *'' Planet of The Apes: The Last Frontier'' (2017), Imaginati Studios


Awards

* Bram Stoker Best Novel nominee (1993): ''Homecoming'' *
Prometheus Award The Prometheus Award is an award for libertarian science fiction novels given annually by the Libertarian Futurist Society. American author and activist L. Neil Smith established the award in 1979, but it was not awarded regularly until the newl ...
Best Novel nominee (1999): ''Masque''


References


External links

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