The Show That Smells (Paperback)

Paperback. Derek McCormack has written a mini-masterpiece that keeps swelling with invention long after youve put it down.Guy Maddin, filmmakerclass="MsoNormal">A hilarious, strange and altogether ghoulish little freak show of a book . . . A book like The Show that Smellsdemonstrates that innovative literature, if such a thing still exists, can be accessible and even fun, especially for those of us with a dark sense of humor.-Miami HeraldThe most shocking story ever shown on the silver screen!It's also the tale of Jimmiea country music singer dying of tuberculosisand Carrie, his wife, who tries to save him by selling her soul to a devil who designs haute couture clothing! Elsa is a powerful Parisian dress designer, and a vampire. She wants to make Carrie look beautiful, smell beautifuland then she wants to eat her! Will Carrie survive as her slave? Will Jimmie be cured? Starring a host of Hollywood's brightest stars, including Coco Chanel, Lon Chaney, and The Carter Family. The Show that Smells is a thrilling tale of hillbillies, high fashion, and horror!Derek McCormack is the author of Grab Bag (Akashic Books) and The Haunted Hillbilly (Soft Skull Press), which was named a Best Book of the Year by both the Village Voice and the Globe and Mail, and was a Lambda Literary Award finalist. He writes fashion and arts articles for the National Post. He lives in Toronto. Derek McCormack's most compelling work yet is his second selection in Dennis Cooper's groundbreaking Little House on the Bowery fiction series. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.