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At the heart of the park is Faggotland, a playland for gay men, and Castle Faggot, the darkest dark ride in the world. Home to a cartoon Dracula called Count Choc-o-log, the castle is decorated with the corpses of gays-some were killed, some killed themselves, all ended up as decor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book includes a map of Faggotland, a photobook of the castle, the instructions for a castle-shaped dollhouse, and the novelization of a TV puppet show about Count Choc-o-log and his friends-reminiscent of the classic stop-motion special \u003ci\u003eRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer\u003c\/i\u003e, but even gayer and more grotesque. 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Anyone interested in the more wicked, crafty and inventive forms of Canadian writing would be well advised to spend time with McCormack' - Toronto Star'","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51055059566865,"sku":"NIN9781888451597","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52887123656977,"sku":"CIN1888451599G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1888451599.jpg?v=1759833717"},{"product_id":"haunted-hillbilly-book-derek-mccormack-9781932360479","title":"The Haunted Hillbilly","description":"This historic first-person narrative is told by Nudie, The Rodeo Tailor (perhaps most famous for dressing Elvis Presley), a gay couturier who, in Derek McCormack's world, also happens to be a vampire.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52715760582929,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52715760681233,"sku":"CIN1932360476VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781932360479.jpg?v=1762870379"},{"product_id":"dark-rides-book-derek-mccormack-9781068758652","title":"Dark Rides","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52820359414033,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":52820360397073,"sku":"NGR9781068758652","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781068758652.jpg?v=1764329805"},{"product_id":"christmas-days-book-derek-mccormack-9780887848391","title":"Christmas Days","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53226077028625,"sku":"GOR014815734","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53231964881169,"sku":"GOR014818652","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780887848391.jpg?v=1773051470"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/collections\/author-books-by-derek-mccormack.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}