Christopher Buehlman Explained

Christopher Buehlman
Birth Date:22 February 1969
Birth Place:Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Alma Mater:Florida State University
Period:1989–present

Christopher Buehlman (born February 22, 1969)[1] is an American novelist, comedian, playwright, and poet from St. Petersburg, Florida.

Early life and education

Buehlman was born in Tampa, Florida, in 1969, to an adolescent young woman originally from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He was subsequently adopted by Joseph and Christeen Buehlman of St. Petersburg, Florida. He attended Thom Howard Academy, a school for gifted and special needs students, from 1973 until 1982, when he enrolled at Northeast High School as a sophomore. He graduated from Northeast in 1985 at the age of sixteen. He briefly attended the University of Florida that year, then got his associate degree from St. Petersburg Junior College in 1989. He studied French language and History at Florida State University,[2] graduating in 1994 with a bachelor's degree.

He speaks French with near fluency[3] and is conversant in Spanish.

Work

Performance

A lifelong fan of renaissance festivals, Buehlman developed an act called "Christophe the Insultor,"[4] roasting fair-goers for money at the behest of their friends, and has been touring with this act for 25 years. Early in his career the material was period and PG-13, performed in the lanes, but as the act moved on stage and into festival taverns it got bluer, more modern, and wilder, and has a strong cult following—most of his 18,000 Facebook followers have personally seen his show. He has also written and performed a one-man show about Christopher Marlowe, written a festival stage show called The Bastard Monks, and still performs his shows Filthy Irish Stories and Fat Shakespeare for the Sterling Renaissance Festival in the summer.

Literary

Buehlman's poetry has appeared in the Atlanta Review, and other literary and university publications. He was a finalist in the 2006 War Poetry Contest, and the 2008 Forward Prizes for Poetry list.[5]

His first full-length play, Hot Nights for the War Wives of Ithaka, debuted at Jobsite Theater of Tampa in March 2012.[6] He is the author of numerous short plays often performed out of doors.

He is the author of several novels, which range in setting from 14th century France to 1930s American South to modern-day New York.

Buehlman wrote the foreword to the 2022 Medieval horror anthology Howls From the Dark Ages.[7]

Television

In 2018, Buehlman authored a segment called "The Man in the Suitcase" for the Shudder reboot of Creepshow,[8] described as "a nifty little tale of comeuppance...[which] delivers much of what's been missing with Shudder's show so far."[9]

Awards

Bibliography

Novels

Plays

Poetry

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Summary Bibliography: Christopher Buehlman . 2024-08-03 . The Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
  2. Web site: Christopher Buehlman - writer profile from the WritersNet published writers and authors directory . www.writers.net . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071224073956/http://www.writers.net/writers/12045 . 24 December 2007 . dead.
  3. Web site: Taylor . Lisa . Interview: Christopher Buehlman . www.speculativeherald.com . 15 March 2023 . 1 July 2016 . 18 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618183742/https://www.speculativeherald.com/2016/07/01/interview-christopher-buehlman/ . dead .
  4. Web site: The sharpest tongue at Renaissance fest. MacInnis. Roberta. 2012-11-01. Houston Chronicle. 2019-05-17.
  5. News: Emerging artists on shortlist for most valuable poetry prize. Mark Brown. The Guardian. 1 August 2008 .
  6. Web site: Hot Nights for the War Wives of Ithaka Jobsite Theater. en-US. 2019-05-16.
  7. Web site: 2022-05-12 . Review: Howls from the Dark Ages: An Anthology of Medieval Horror edited by P L McMillan and Solomon Forse . 2023-05-28 . Cemetery Dance Online . en-US.
  8. Web site: "Creepshow": Horror Novelist Christopher Buehlman Pens "The Man in the Suitcase" Episode. IMDb. 2019-05-17.
  9. https://filmschoolrejects.com/creepshow-episode-three-review-stay-for-the-back-half-packed-with-fun "'Creepshow' Episode Three Review: Stay for the Back Half Packed with Fun"
  10. Web site: World Fantasy Convention. World Fantasy Award Ballot. World Fantasy Convention. 8 August 2012.
  11. Web site: The Shirley Jackson Awards » 2014 Shirley Jackson Award Winners. 2019-05-16.
  12. Web site: Christopher Buehlman: Those Across The River. Nelson. Samantha. 2011-09-14. The AV Club. 2016-08-03.
  13. Web site: And there's a Creepy Town… Those Across the River. Dellamonica. Alyx. 2011-09-06. Tor.com. 2016-08-03.
  14. Web site: Fiction Book Review: Those Across the River by Christopher Buehlman.. Publishers Weekly. 2016-08-03.
  15. Book: Those Across the River (review). Booklist. August 3, 2016.
  16. Web site: The "literary horror" of St. Pete's Christopher Buehlman. Harrell. Scott. October 20, 2011. Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. 2016-08-03.
  17. Web site: Paranormal Activity 2 director Tod Williams looks for Those Across The River. Walkuski. Eric. December 5, 2011. JoBlo.com. en-US. 2016-08-03.
  18. Web site: Fiction Book Review: Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman.. Publishers Weekly. 2016-08-03.
  19. Web site: Anyone Up for Some War, Famine, and Plague? Between Two Fires. Dellamonica. Alyx. 2012-10-19. Tor.com. 2016-08-03.
  20. Web site: Fiction Book Review: The Necromancer's House by Christopher Buehlman.. Publishers Weekly. 2016-08-03.
  21. Web site: THE NECROMANCERS HOUSE by Christopher Buehlman Read by Todd Haberkorn: Audiobook Review. AudioFile Magazine. 2016-08-03.
  22. Web site: The 2014 List. 2015-02-11. American Library Association. 2016-08-03.
  23. Web site: The Lesser Dead is Christopher Buehlman's Greatest Yet. Dellamonica. Alyx. 2014-10-28. Tor.com. 2016-08-03.
  24. Web site: 2015 Reading List announced: Year's best in genre fiction for adult readers. 2015-02-02. American Library Association. 2016-08-03.
  25. Web site: Vampires drive sports cars in The Suicide Motor Club. Nelson. Samantha. 2016-06-20. The AV Club. 2016-08-03.
  26. Web site: Christopher Buehlman's The Suicide Motor Club bares its fangs. Harrell. Scott. May 21, 2016. Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. 2016-08-03.
  27. Web site: Suicide Motor Club, The (Book). Oliver. Brent. 2016-06-21. Dread Central. en-US. 2016-08-03.
  28. Web site: Announcing The Blacktongue Thief, Christopher Buehlman's Fantasy Debut. Tor.com. 22 October 2019. Tor. 2019-10-28.
  29. Web site: The Daughters' War . Macmillan.

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