History Creator / BillyMartin

* CrackPairing:InUniverse: ''Exquisite Corpse'' is based on the premise of "what if cannibalistic serial killers Dennis Frisk and Jeffrey Dahmer met and fell in love?"

Early in his career, he wrote two sucessful horror novels--''Literature/LostSouls1992'' and ''Literature/DrawingBlood''-- known for their violent imagery, their baroque-verging-on-PurpleProse, and their frequently [[CastFullOfGay homosexual]] and [[EveryoneIsBi bisexual casts of characters]], as well as several similarly-themed short story collections, that appealed heavily to 1990s Goth sensibilities. Martin found himself feeling bored and limited by both the horror genre and negative critical reviews claiming that Martin himself was "typecast" as an author of Goth novels. The final straw came when his contracted third novel, ''Exquisite Corpse'' (about a pair of gay serial killers in love), was declined by both his American and UK publishers as being "too nihilistic" and "a bloodbath without justification." While the book eventually found a publisher, this experience, along with other behind-the-scenes issues in the publishing world, drove him to seek a break from horror writing.

Early in his career, he wrote two sucessful horror novels--''Literature/LostSouls1992'' and ''Literature/DrawingBlood''-- known for their violent imagery, their baroque-verging-on-PurpleProse, and their frequently [[CastFullOfGay homosexual]] and [[EveryoneIsBi bisexual casts of characters]], as well as several similarly-themed short story collections, that appealed heavily to mid-1990s Goth sensibilities. Martin found himself feeling bored and limited by both the horror genre and negative critical reviews claiming that Martin himself was "typecast" as an author of Goth novels. The final straw came when his contracted third novel, ''Exquisite Corpse'' (about a pair of gay serial killers in love), was declined by both his American and UK publishers as being "too nihilistic" and "a bloodbath without justification." While the book eventually found a publisher, this experience, along with other behind-the-scenes issues in the publishing world, drove him to seek a break from horror writing.

Martin, a serious foodie familiar with [[TheBigEasy New Orleans]] restaurant culture, branched out into the ''LIQUOR'' series, which revolves around two gay line cooks, Ricky and G-Man, who open a restaurant (the titular LIQUOR) where every dish is themed around a different type of alcohol. While the series developed a modest following and was well-known for its luscious FoodPorn (seriously, don't read while hungry), it was not a critical success. Martin has indicated that he felt further demoralized by the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, unable to write stories set in his beloved New Orleans after witnessing the destruction. This combination of events caused Martin to announce his retirement from publishing, while stressing that writing is still a part of his identity.

Long known as a transgender man, he later began his public transition and announced his preference for male pronouns. In mid-2012, he began using his current name, though his previous works are still published under his professional name of Poppy Z. Brite. Martin has no problem with people using the Brite name in reference to work published under that name, so long as his current identity is understood and respected. While still being officially retired, he has on occasion independently published short stories in chapbook and ebook formats.

[[NamesTheSame/RealLifeGToM Not to be confused with]] the late baseball player and manager publicly known as Billy Martin, born Alfred Manuel Martin Jr. If you enter just "Billy Martin" on [[Website/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]], you get sent straight to the baseball figure's page.

Martin, a serious foodie familiar with [[TheBigEasy New Orleans]] restaurant culture, branched out into the ''LIQUOR'' series, which revolved around two gay line cooks, Ricky and G-Man, who open a restaurant (the titular LIQUOR) where every dish is themed around a different type of alcohol. While the series developed a modest following and was well-known for its luscious FoodPorn (seriously, don't read while hungry), it was not a critical success. Martin has indicated that he felt further demoralized by the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, unable to write stories set in his beloved New Orleans after witnessing the destruction. This combination of events caused Martin to announce his retirement from publishing, while stressing that writing is still a part of his identity.

Billy Martin (formerly known and published under the name Poppy Z. Brite; born May 25, 1967) is an American author.

* AboveGoodAndEvil: The vampires of ''Literature/LostSouls'' and the serial killers of ''Exquisite Corpse'' explicitly see themselves as transcending all human ideas of morality.

Long known as a transgender man, he later began his public transition and announced his preference for male pronouns. In mid-2012, he began using his current name, though his previous works are still published under his professional name of Poppy Z. Brite. While still being officially retired, he has on occasion independently published short stories in chapbook and ebook formats.

* CrackPairing: ''Exquisite Corpse'' is based on the premise of "what if cannibalistic serial killers Dennis Frisk and Jeffrey Dahmer met and fell in love?"

Early in his career, he wrote two sucessful horror novels--''Literature/LostSouls'' and ''Literature/DrawingBlood''-- known for their violent imagery, their baroque-verging-on-PurpleProse, and their frequently [[CastFullOfGay homosexual]] and [[EveryoneIsBi bisexual casts of characters]], as well as several similarly-themed short story collections, that appealed heavily to mid-1990s Goth sensibilities. Martin found himself feeling bored and limited by both the horror genre and negative critical reviews claiming that Martin himself was "typecast" as an author of Goth novels. The final straw came when his contracted third novel, ''Exquisite Corpse'' (about a pair of gay serial killers in love), was declined by both his American and UK publishers as being "too nihilistic" and "a bloodbath without justification." While the book eventually found a publisher, this experience, along with other behind-the-scenes issues in the publishing world, drove him to seek a break from horror writing.

* ''Literature/LostSouls''

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[[NamesTheSame/RealLifeGToM Not to be confused with]] the late baseball player and manager publicly known as Billy Martin, born Alfred Manuel Martin Jr. If you enter just "Billy Martin" on [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]], you get sent straight to the baseball figure's page.

* ''Franchise/TheCrow: The Lazarus Heart''