Matthew Costello


Matthew John Costello is an American horror, Gothic, and science fiction writer. 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.

Career

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 The Disney Channel, PBS, the BBC, and many others. In 2005 his novel Beneath Still Waters was adapted into a film by director Brian Yuzna.
His latest suspense novel, Nowhere, was published in 2007. Costello also wrote Island of the Skull, an original prequel to Peter Jackson's film, King Kong.
Costello's works for children include the book series The Kids of Einstein Elementary, published by Scholastic, and Magic Everywhere, as well as games including Aladdin’s Mathquest, A Cartoon History of the Universe and two math games based on the hit PBS Kids show Cyberchase. He is designer of role-playing and board games, including Dungeons & Dragons, Call of Cthulhu, Batman, Lone Wolf & Cub, and many others.
Recently, Costello worked on Rage, a post-apocalyptic action-adventure game for id Software and wrote its novelisation, as well as a new game for Eidos with Neil Richards and Swedish developer Avalanche Studios.

Novels