'Dead Leprechauns & Devil Cats' is Hendrix before the hype. He self-published this short story collection (following the exploits of an old fashioned gentlemen's club involved in supernatural escapades) back in 2012, and I was interested to see what he had come up with before the input of a publisher was a factor in his works. If you've read from Hendrix before, you'll know that he tends towards the twisted and the grotesque, and he certainly didn't hold back on this occasion.

Hendrix managed to shoehorn 4 equally bizarre short stories into just 85 pages. Told with what I believe must be a trademark wit that's both sharp and remarkably well disguised as crudity, he takes us along on the misadventures of the White Street Society, based in New York City in the 19th Century. The stories are imaginative, tongue in cheek and, beyond all else, entertaining. But they're also offensive at times and you should be warned going into this that this book won't be for everyone. Hendrix seems to enjoy finding the line and taking a big step over it. (There are plenty of other reviews addressing this from what I've been able to see, so it's worth looking through if you want more info.). This book seems to confirm my suspicions that Hendrix is as divisive as they come. I personally really enjoy his works, and I wasn't disappointed by this offering (even if I was wincing at some of the more provocative parts).

Its imaginative, laced with dark humour, and is even surprisingly astute at times. The first story in the collection, 'The Hairy Ghost' feels like a not-so-subtle jab at homophobes both in the last two centuries and this one. The second story, 'The Corpse Army of Khartoum' , does the same thing towards capitalism.

If I could sum up this book in an analogy, it's best described as a longer, much more elaborate and definitely more deviant version of one of those old school jokes that's told in a pub, about a man walking into a bar. If you like Hendrix, definitely give this one a go.