Genre
Titles
Year(s)
Anthology 52 anthologies
Cat Crimes III, “Where’s Mittens?,” Donald I. Fine, Inc., 1992
Chilled to the Bone, “Undertow,” Mayfair Games, Inc., 1991
Dark Dreams, Matt Costello Horror Writer Profile, Cemetery Dance Publications, 2001
Dark Thoughts On Writing: Advice and Commentary from 50 Masters of Fear and Suspense, Underwood Books, 1997
David Copperfield’s Tales of the Impossible, “The Last Vanish,” HarperCollins, 1995, 1996
Day One, “Day One,” Tor Books, 2011
Deathport, “Thank You for Your Patience,” Pocket Books, 1993
Diagnosis: Terminal, “Friendly Wager,” Tor Books, 1996, 1997
Doomslayers: Into the Labyrinth, “Expedition,” White Wolf Publishing, Inc., 1998
Dracula: Prince of Darkness, “Deep Sleep,” Daw, 1992
Frankenstein: The Monster Wakes, “My Coney Island Baby,” Daw, 1993
Future Net, “Someone Who Understands Me,” Daw, 1996
Gauntlet 2, “Nonfiction Reviews,” Borderlands Press, 1991
Gothic Ghosts, “Unexpected Attraction,” Tor Books, 1997,
Great Writers & Kids Write Spooky Stories, “Closet Monsters,” (with Nora Costello) Random House, 1995
Hellboy: Odd Jobs, “A Night at the Beach,” Dark Horse Comics, Inc., 1999
Horrible Beginnings, “Deep Sleep,” Daw, 2003
Hottest Blood, “Abuse,” Pocket Books, 1993
Lighthouse Hauntings, “And the Sea Shall Claim Them” (with Rick Hautala as by A. J. Matthews), Down East Books, 2002, 2014
My Favorite Fantasy Story, An Introduction to “More Spinned Against,” Daw, 2000
Mr. October: An Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala, Volumn 1, “A Guy Walks Into a Bar,” Journal/Stone 2013
Murder Most Feline: Cunning Tales of Cats and Crime, “Mr. Biggles for the Defense,” Cumberland House, 2001
Murder Most Postal: Homicidal Tales that Deliver a Message, ”Someone Who Understands Me,” Cumberland House, 2001
Necon XV, “My Coney Island Baby,” Necon Books, 1995
Necon XX, ”Unexpected Attraction,” Necon Books, 2000
Never Fear – the Tarot, “The Hanged Man,” 13Thirty Books, 2016
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, “Unexpected Attraction,” Necon e-Books, 2017
Occasional Demons, “And the Sea Shall Claim Them” (with Rick Hautala a.k.a A. J. Matthews),, Cemetary Dance Publications, 2010
Odd Jobs, “A Night at the Beach,” Dreamscape Media 2020
October Dreams, “The Real Darkborn,” Cemetery Dance Publications, 2014
Phantoms of the Night, “Unfortunate Obsession,” Daw, 1996
Santa Clues, “Must Be Santa!”, Signet, 1993
Sea-Cursed: Thirty Terrifying Tales of the Deep, “Deep Sleep,” Barnes & Noble Books
Solved, “Shadow,” Carroll & Graff Publisher, Inc., 1991
Starfall, “Mind over Matter,” TSR, Inc., 1999
The Best of Cemetery Dance, “Vacation,” Cemetery Dance Publications, 1998
The Best of Cemetery Dance Volume 2, “Vacation,” New American Library, 2001
World of Darkness, Vampire: The Masquerade, “Undercover,” White Wolf, Inc., 1994
The Big Book of Necon, “Unexpected Attraction,” Cemetery Dance Publications, 2009
The Big Book of Necon, “Unexpected Attraction,” Cemetery Dance Publications, 2011
The Dean Koontz Companion, “Films, Television, and Dean Koontz,” Berkeley Books, 1994
The Essential Dracula, Commentary and Insights, Penguin Books, 1991
The Essential Frankenstein, Commentary and Insights, Penguin Books, 1993
The Fantastic Adventures of Robin Hood, “Young Robin,” Signet, 1991
The Stories: Five Years of Original Fiction on Tor.com, “Day One,” Tor, 2013
The Ultimate Zombie, “Corporate Takeover,” Dell Publishing, 1993
Thunder’s Shadow, “The Man Who Knew Things,” Thunder’s Shadow, 1993
Till Death Do Us Part, “Whatever Turns You On,” Berkeley Books, 1999
Time Gate: Dangerous Interfaces, “The Murderer,” Simon & Schuster, 1990
Uncharted Worlds: Xeno Encounters, “The Last Vanish,” 13Thirty Books, 2016
Unfortunate Obsession / School for the Unspeakable? Stellar Audio, 1997
Werewolves, “Nick of Time,” Daw, 1995
Writing Horror, “Pushing the Horror Button,” Writer’s Digest Books, 1997 1991-2017
Chapbook 2011
Children’s literature 3 children’s titles
The Kids of Einstein Elementary: The Titanic Cat, Scholastic Books, 2004 (w/Len Mlodinow)
The Kids of Einstein Elementary: The Last Dinosaur, Scholastic Books, 2004 (w/Len Mlodinow)
Magic Everywhere, Three Rivers Press, 1999 1999-2004
Comic Books
6 comic books
Terry Gilliam’s The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (4 Part Mini-Series), NOW COMICS, 1989
Fright Night Part II, NOW COMICS, 1988
Open Space No. 3, Marvel Comics, 1990 1991-1998
Cozy mystery series: Cherringham Mysteries48 Cherringham mysteries
The Body in the Woods, 2017
Murder on the Thames, 2013
Mystery at the Manor, 2014
Murder by Moonlight, 2014
Thick as Thieves, 2014
Last Train to London, 2014
The Curse of Mabb’s Farm, 2014
The Body in the Lake, 2014
Snowblind, (2014)
Playing Dead (2014)
A Deadly Confession, 2014
Blade in the Water, 2014
Death on a Summer Night, 2014
A Lesson in Murder, 2015
The Secret of Combe Castle, 2015
A Fatal Fall, 2015
The Last Puzzle, 2015
Final Cut, 2015
The Vanishing Tourist, 2015
Follow the Money, 2015
Ghost of a Chance, 2015
Murder Most Wild, 2015
The Song Never Dies, 2015
Dead in the Water, 2016
A Bad Lie, 2016
A Death in the Family, 2016
Secret Santa, 2016
Death on a Moonlit Night, 2017
A Dinner to Die For, 2018
The Drowned Man, 2018
The Gentleman Vanishes, 2018
Trail of Lies, 2018
Death Trap, 2018
Cliffhanger, 2019
The Secret of Brimley Manor, 2019
Too Many Lies, 2019
Murder Under the Sun, 2020
Killing Time, 2020
Still Dead, 2020
Killer Track, 2021
Cold Case, 2021
No Place to Hide, 2022
In the Frame, 2022
A Score to Settle, 2022
Deadline, 2023
Bad Neighbours, 2023
In Good Faith, 2024 2013-2024
Cozy mystery series: Mydworth Mysteries16 Mydworth mysteries
A Shot in the Dark, 2019
A Little Night Murder, 2019
London Calling!, 2019
Murder Wore a Mask, 2020
Deadly Cargo, 2020
Danger in the Air, 2020
The Wrong Man, 2021
Secrets on the Cote d'Azur, 2021
A Distant Voice, 2021
City Heat, 2021
Fool's Gold, 2022
Murder in the Dark, 2022
A Deadly Match, 2023
Dead of Night, 2023
A Fatal Affair, 2023
The Lost Man, 2024 2019-2024
Fantasy & Science Fiction 13 fantasy / sci-fi novels
Fates Trick, Tor Books, 1988
Revolt on Majipoor, Tor Books, 1987
King Kong: The Island of the Skull, Pocket Books, 2005
Masque (F. Paul Wilson and Matthew J. Costello), Warner Books, 1998
Mirage (F. Paul Wilson and Matthew J. Costello), Warner Warner Books, 1996
Nowhere (Shane Christopher), Berkeley Books, 2007
Rage, Ballantine, 2011
seaQuest DSV: Fire Below, Berkeley Books, 1994
Star Road (Matthew Costello and Rick Hautala), St. Martin’s Press, 2014
The Wizard of Tizare, Bantam Books, 1990
Time Warrior: Time of the Fox, Penguin Books, 1990
Time Warrior #2: Hour of the Scorpion, Penguin Books, 1991
Time Warrior #3: Day of the Snake, Penguin Books, 1992 1969-1971
Horror fiction 20 horror novels
Beneath Still Waters, (as Matthew J. Costello), Berkeley Books, 1989, re-released in 2007
Child’s Play 2, (as Matthew J. Costello), Berkeley Books, 1990
Child’s Play 3, (as Matthew J. Costello), Berkeley Books, 1991
Doom 3: Maelstrom, Pocket Books, 2009
Doom 3: Worlds on Fire, Pocket Books, 2008
Darkborn, (as Matthew J. Costello,) Berkeley Books, 1992
Drowned Night, (as Chris Blaine), Berkeley Books, 2005
In Dreams, (as Shane Christopher), Berkeley Books, 2006
Midsummer, Berkeley Books, 1990
Missing Monday, Berkeley Books, 2004
Poltergeist the Legacy: Maelstrom, Ace Books, 2000
Sleep Tight (as Matthew J. Costello). New York: Kensington Pub Corp; Zebra Books, 1987
The 7th Guest: A Novel, (with Craig Shaw Gardner), Prima Books, 1995
Wurm, Berkeley Books, 1991
Garden, Twilight Publishing, 1993
Vacation, St. Martin’s Press, 2011
Vacation Limited Edition, Cemetery Dance Publications, 2016
Home, Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press, 2012
Home Limited Edition, Cemetery Dance Publications, 2012
Family, 13Thirty Books, 2017 1987-2017
Nonfiction 5 nonfiction books
How to Write Science Fiction, (1st edition) Paragon House, 1992
How to Write Science Fiction , (2nd edition) Marlow & Company, 1995
The Greatest Games of All Time, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1991
The Greatest Puzzles of All Time, (1st edition) Prentice Hall Press, 1988
The Greatest Puzzles of All Time, (2nd edition) Dover Books, 1996 1991-1998
Role-playing games and Board games
8 RPG and board games
Alone Against the Dark – 1985, (new edition 2018) for Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu
Final Challenge – Mayfair Games, for D&D, 1984 (note – link to wiki page)
Marvel Super Heroes Adventure Gamebook: Daredevil Guilt by Association– for TSR and Marvel, 1988
Jonah Hex – for DC Heroes,1986
Lone Wolf and Cub – for Mayfair Games, 1989 (board game)
Sniper Adventure Gamebook: KGB Doublecross, 1987
The Stauf Mysteries, 2019 (The 7th Guest board game, publisher Trilobyte)
Wheel of Destruction – Batman, for DC Heroes, 1985 1984-2018
Suspense 4 suspense novels
Artifact, Tor Books, 2003 (with Kevin J. Anderson, Janet Berliner, and F. Paul Wilson)
Homecoming, Berkeley Books, 1992
See How She Runs, Berkeley Books, 1994
Murder on Demand, Blackstone Press, 2024 (with Al Roker) 1992-2024
