num_pages: 112
description: The Haunted Hillbilly is an historical first-person narrative, told by Nudie "The Rodeo Tailor" (perhaps most famous for dressing Elvis Presley) a gay couturier who, in Derek McCormack’s spellbinding world, also happens to be a vampire. As the story evolves with its magical poetic cadence, Nudie, in grand Svengali-style, makes, then breaks, the career of Hank, a country-and-western singer at the Grand Ole Opry. A blend of fact and fancy, The Haunted Hillbilly conjures the seamy gay underside hidden beneath country music’s sparkly, sequinned surface.
language: English
title: The Haunted Hillbilly
titlecomplete: The Haunted Hillbilly
genres: Fiction, Queer, LGBT, Canada, Music, Horror, Fantasy, Gay
ratings_count: 124
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Gay Fiction
publisher: Soft Skull