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Matthew J. Costello
Matt Costellowww.mattcostello.comMatt Costello's award-winning work, across all media, has meshed story, gameplay and technology. He has written and designed dozens of award-winning and best-selling games including The 7th Guest, Doom 3, G-Force and Pirates of the Caribbean. He scripted and... show more

Matt Costellowww.mattcostello.comMatt Costello's award-winning work, across all media, has meshed story, gameplay and technology. He has written and designed dozens of award-winning and best-selling games including The 7th Guest, Doom 3, G-Force and Pirates of the Caribbean. He scripted and created the game world for Id's major release on all platforms, Rage, and also wrote the Random House novel based on his game. His horror novel Beneath Still Waters was filmed and released by Lionsgate. His recent novel, Vacation, was a major 2011 release from St. Martin's Press, and the sequel, Home, was published in 2012. In 2014, St. Martin's/Macmillan released the SF epic novel, Star Road - co-written by Rick Hautala. Matt and Neil Richards created and are writing the 12-epsiode cozy mystery series, Cherringham, for Bastei Entertainment. Matt's children's books include the series The Kids of Einstein Elementary (Scholastic) and Magic Everywhere (Random House). His games for children include the award-winning Aladdin's Mathquest and Hercules, both for Disney, as well as major games for Scholastic and PBS.Matt has written episodes and created TV formats for PBS, Disney, SyFy, and the BBC. He consults on story, games and multiplatform projects around the world, and has also created interactive installations for The British Museum, Disney and, with Neil Richards, for Buckingham Palace.When not working on all the above, Matt likes to cook, run, dive and travel...
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It's a Mad Mad World
It's a Mad Mad World rated it 10 years ago
Cheeringham is a novel series with a new mystery thriller released every month. The stories takes place in the English Village of Cherringham. English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack are an unlikely sleuth duo, but criminal activities keep getting in their way. This is very much like rea...
Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it 12 years ago
I suppose it would be eye-rolling to say I'd rate this 3 and three-quarter stars if I could? I guess what I mean about that, is that this is about average for a science fiction book, enjoyable without being something classic or quotable, but distinctive enough to remember years later. This has a lot...
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 12 years ago
Sam and Julie are identical twins. One is an artist and the other a scientist. Julie has been doing research into looking into memories and people's mindscapes while Sam is living in Paris, painting and living impulsively. They lost their parents early and were brought up by their uncle. Sam i...
Randolph "Dilda" Carter
Randolph "Dilda" Carter rated it 12 years ago
Above average slasher/thriller. Nothing supernatural here. Costello does a nice job with a unique plot. Multiple strands coming together for a nice payoff. I thought he might do something REALLY unique but that didn't happen. Good nonetheless. Characterization and plot are key in this type of ...
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 12 years ago
Sam and Julie are identical twins. One is an artist and the other a scientist. Julie has been doing research into looking into memories and people's mindscapes while Sam is living in Paris, painting and living impulsively. They lost their parents early and were brought up by their uncle.Sam is found...
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