Matthew J. Costello
Matthew J. Costello (* 1948 ) is an American author and co-author of numerous novels and non-fictional writings. His articles have appeared in the Los Angeles Times and Sports Illustrated .
He wrote the backstory for some computer games, including the hit game Doom 3 by id Software , and he later processed his ideas in his novel Doom 3: Worlds on Fire , which is the first part of a trilogy.
His novel Beneath Still Waters , published in 1989, was filmed in 2005 by Brian Yuzna .
Together with F. Paul Wilson he wrote the television series FTL Newsfeed , a fictional news program from the year 2142, which was broadcast daily as a 30 second spot on SciFi Channel from 1992 to 1996.
Works (excerpt)
- 1987: Sleep Tight
- 1989: Beneath Still Waters
- 1990: Midsummer
- 1991: worm
- 1992: Darkborn
- 1992: Homecoming
- 1992: Caught in Time
- 1995: The 7th Guest (with Craig Shaw Gardner)
- 2002: Unidentified
- 2003: Artifact (with Kevin J. Anderson, Janet Berliner and F. Paul Wilson)
- 2004: Missing Monday
- 2005: King Kong: The Island of the Skull
- 2008: Doom 3 : Worlds on Fire (Eng .: Doom 3: Brennende Welten)
- 2009: Doom 3: Maelstrom
- 2011: RAGE
Web links
- Official website of Costellos
- Matthew Costello in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Costello, Matthew J. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1948 |