mə kˈɔːɹmæks fˈɜːst bˈʊk, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks ᵻz dˈɑːɹk ɹˈaɪdz, wʌz pˈʌblɪʃt baɪ ɡˈʌɾɚ pɹˈɛs, ɐ smˈɔːl kɐnˈeɪdiən pɹˈɛs fˈaʊndᵻd baɪ sˈæm hˈɪjeɪt æz pˈɑːɹt əvə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z bˈuːmlɪt ɪn ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv pˈʌblɪʃɪŋ ɪn tɚɹˈɑːntoʊ.
McCormack's first book, 1996's Dark Rides, was published by Gutter Press, a small Canadian press founded by Sam Hiyate as part of a mid-1990s boomlet in alternative publishing in Toronto.