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Matthew Costello

マシュー・コステロ

Mashū Kosutero

Aliases: Matthew John Costello / Matthew J. Costello
Pen Names: Shane ChristopherPseudonym used for novels such as Nowhere and In Dreams, Chris BlainePseudonym used for novels such as Drowned Night

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1948-01-01
Nationality
American, Irish-American
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Scriptwriter, Game designer
Active Years
1984-2024

Awards

Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel
1993
Work: Homecoming
Organization: Horror Writers Association
Result: nominee
Prometheus Award Best Novel
1999
Work: Masque
Organization: Libertarian Futurist Society
Result: nominee

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Beneath Still Waters

1989 Horror fiction
Adaptations
  • [Film] Beneath Still Waters / Brian Yuzna (2005)

Sleep Tight

1987 Horror fiction

Garden

1993 Horror fiction

Vacation

2011 Horror fiction

Adaptations

  • Beneath Still Waters adapted into a film in 2005 by director Brian Yuzna

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Narrative style specializing in horror, gothic, and science fiction

Legacy

Recognized as a horror novelist and video game scriptwriter, creator of several bestselling works including The 7th Guest.