The show that smells

"[Derek McCormack is] a whiz at fashion and other often-freaky stuff that the popular imagination latches onto .

. ." --Toronto Star

McCormack begins his quirky Tod Browning-inspired tale with a disclaimer: "This book is a work of fiction.

Mirror mazes, vampires and tuberculosis perfume Derek McCormack's latest.

The Show That Smells is the most SHOCKING story ever shown on the silver screen Its also the tale of Jimmie, a country music singer dying of tuberculosis, and Carrie, his wife, who tries to save him by.

Elsa is a powerful Parisian dress designer, and a vampire.

The Show that Smells is a thrilling tale of hillbillies, high fashion, and horror.

The Show That Smells is the most SHOCKING story ever shown on the silver screen!

It is a parody. It is a phantasmagoria . . .

The Show That Smells is the most SHOCKING story ever shown on the silver screen Its also the tale of Jimmie, a country music singer dying of tuberculosis.

Elsa Schiaparelli was never a vampire. Shocking! by Schiaparelli never contained blood." The work of Schiaparelli, a 1930s Italian fashion designer, was influenced by Surrealist Salvador Dalí, and the same spirit permeates The Show that Smells, which is set in a maze of mirrors.

Schiaparelli dresses introduced playfulness and a sense of "anything goes" to the fashion industry. She branched into perfume and became designer to a number of film stars. In addition to Schiaparelli, this tale is about Jimmie Rodgers, a country music-singer dying of tuberculosis, and his wife, Carrie, who tries to save him by selling her soul to a devil who designs haute couture clothing.

Starring a host of Hollywood's brightest stars, including Schiaparelli's real-life rival Coco Chanel, charac