“Rising horror star”* Christopher Buehlman, author of The Lesser Dead, returns with a chilling and thrilling tale of dark evil lurking on the lonely, open road... Bram Stoker, quoting the ballad “Lenore,” said, “The dead travel fast.” Those words have never rung more true... Remember that car that passed you near midnight on Route 66, doing 105 with its lights off? You wondered where it was going so quickly on that dark, dusty stretch of road, motor roaring, the driver glancing out the window as he blew by. Did his greedy eyes shine silver like a coyote’s? Did he make you feel like prey? You can’t remember now. You just saw the founder of the Suicide Motor Club. Be grateful his brake lights never flashed. Be grateful his car was already full. They roam America, littering the highways with smashed cars and bled-out bodies, a gruesome reflection of the unsettled sixties. But to anyone unlucky enough to meet them in the lonely hours of the night, they’re just a blurry memory. That is—to all but one... Two years ago, they left a witness in the mangled wreck of her family car, her husband dead, her son taken. She remembers their awful faces, despite their tricks and glamours. And she’s coming for them—her thirst for vengeance even more powerful than their hunger for blood. On the deserted highways of America, the hunters are about to become the hunted...
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Dark fantasy and horror fiction gained a distinct blend of historical grit, macabre atmosphere, and sharp humor through novels such as Between Two Fires and The Blacktongue Thief. Christopher Buehlman established his reputation across speculative fiction by pairing detailed historical or urban settings with folklore, monsters, and morally complex characters. His narrative approach draws heavily on myth, dark comedy, and realistic character voices across both standalone horror novels and epic fantasy series.
Born in Tampa, Florida, on February 22, 1969, Buehlman grew up in the Tampa Bay area and later attended Florida State University, where he majored in French language and literature. Before publishing novels, he spent decades performing as a comedian, playwright, and poet. He gained wide recognition on the US renaissance festival circuit under the stage persona Christophe the Insultor, Verbal Mercenary. His early literary achievements included winning the Bridport Prize for poetry in 2007 for his poem Wanton.
Buehlman transitioned to long-form fiction with his debut horror novel Those Across the River in 2011, followed by Between Two Fires in 2012, a novel combining medieval plague horror with apocalyptic religious themes. Over the subsequent decade, he authored urban horror and fantasy titles including The Necromancer's House, The Lesser Dead, and The Suicide Motor Club. In 2021, he expanded into high fantasy with The Blacktongue Thief, followed by its prequel The Daughters' War in 2024. He divides his time between Florida and France.
Buehlman's writing is marked by deep immersion in regional, historical, and folkloric settings, ranging from 1930s Georgia and 1970s New York City to fourteenth-century France during the Black Death. He frequently subverts familiar genre tropes, presenting vampires, sorcerers, and medieval mercenaries through gritty, grounded perspectives enriched by dark comedy and authentic dialogue. His backgrounds in poetry and live performance inform his rhythmic prose, distinct character voices, and balance of tragic drama with sharp levity.
