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, Volume 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), Cemetery 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 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 
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