Bizarro Fiction discussion

Wanted to do something special and tried to make it free but Amazon won't let you do that anymore so the closest I could get is 99 cents.

When Jan 2nd hits, it will go back up to the regular price of $7.99

I wanted to get it out there a little with the cheaper price of $2.99 but now that it is starting to, time to put it back to normal... after I give away copies at 99 cents!!!

Get it while you can!



Merry Christmas!

HELLUCINATION

http://www.amazon.com/HELLUCINATION-e...

Warning: Hellucination is one mans trip into Hell and back, visited by God and manipulated by the Devil. This is a memoir and not a book of fiction. The book delves with obscene amounts of drug use and hyper-violence.

Synopsis: A drug-fueled trip through the gruesome levels of Hell may sound like a
fictional horror story to some, and since the traveler in question was
movie distributor Stephen Biro, it could just as easily have been one
of his film projects. But Stephen's experiences were the real,
life-changing sort. They're also proof that the Lord
does work in mysterious ways -- extending all the
way to squares of LSD and nitrous oxide cartridges.

Armed with psychedelics, hallucinogenics and a brave desire to meet God
no matter the personal cost, Stephen pushed beyond the boundaries of
safe drug use. He took the most nightmarish of trips from a cramped
one-bedroom apartment that he used for running his underground video
business. With initial difficulty finding God in his altered state,
Stephen instead encountered depravity and grotesquery enough to make
his soul weep, but he pushed on. And if that wasn't bad enough, his
Hellish experiences bled over into his waking days, and his friends and
acquaintances began identifying themselves to him as Antichrists,
deities and other assorted beings from "the other side." Reality was
blurring and shifting, and Stephen was run utterly ragged. Could he
fulfill his quest to learn universal truths before his extreme drug use
took its toll?


Hellucination: A Memoir spares no disturbing detail
of the unusual route that one man took to find Christ and the God of
the Bible. The memoir also follows younger Stephen through his 1970s
childhood and his bizarre early encounters with religion that drove him
to Atheism.


Reviews... 5.0 out of 5 stars A modern Divine Comedy, December 18, 2011
By SDavis - See all my reviewsThis review is from: HELLUCINATION (Kindle Edition)
With HELLUCINATION, Stephen Biro takes us on a very unorthodox odyssey through his unconscious mind and into the realm of spirituality itself. This is a harrowing and intense quest for enlightenment that takes the reader to several dark corners of human history and psychology. Depak Chopra need not apply.

Biro starts out by recounting his upbringing. He paints a surprisingly intimate portrait of fractured family life, going from one town to the next. While this period does contain some rough times for Mr. Biro, this does not play out as cliched or dark as many other bios. Instead, Biro balances the drama nicely with occasional flourishes of wry humor that keep things very lively.

Then, we get to the meat and potatoes of the book. Biro goes on a conscious effort to discover the spiritual truths of the world. He does this through determination, specific administration of psychotropic drugs and audio-visual stimulation. We're with him as his apartment is transformed into a multidimensional trip through time and space. On his journey, Biro will travel through heaven and hell, accompanied by a myriad of unconventional spiritual avatars.

The danger in a book such as this is for it to read as a self-indulgent and delusional mess. This is never the case with HELLUCINATION. Biro is painfully honest both with his strengths and his vulnerabilities, both of which play an important role in his journey. You may not agree with Biro's visions, but you cannot deny their intensity or personal authenticity. This is Biro's testimony, a first-hand account from someone who has seen things many of us never will. No light read, this is the type of book that makes us an active participant in one of the most intense quests for truth you will ever experience. And at the end, a greater sense of self. Highly recommended.

5.0 out of 5 stars An Absolutely Stunning Work!, November 20, 2011
By Paul J. Caputo (South Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviewsThis review is from: HELLUCINATION (Kindle Edition)
HELLUCINATION, a memoir by horror film distributor Stephen Biro, is not your average trip down Memory Lane. Using LSD and nitrous oxide to push beyond the boundaries of his own sanity, Hellucination is the true story of one man's personal quest to find God and the answers to some of life's most important questions.

In the process of seeking the Truth through drugs and pop culture, the author encounters the Devil, and then finds himself plunging into the very depths of Hell. Wandering amongst a countless number of lost souls who are condemned for all eternity, Biro's journey takes him through several different levels of infernal punishment, while consciously becoming fully aware of his own sinful nature. At the end of his downward spiral, the author awakens back into present reality, and ultimately finds redemption in Christ and true meaning to his life.

Keeping in mind that Hellucination is the author's personal account from early childhood up until his salvation, it is unlike any book I've ever read before. While the story appears to cross over into the realms of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Psychological Thriller, it does not make any pretentious claim to be anything greater or lesser than what the author had intended. While often vile and repulsive, yet told with a flair of humor, Stephen Biro is brutally honest with his audience and with himself. When I finished reading the book and finally put it down, all I could do was sit in stunned silence for an untold amount of time. Hellucination is extremely powerful, and MUST be read to be fully appreciated!

5.0 out of 5 stars A Journey so Powerful!, December 15, 2011
By S. Perigo "sci-fi soul guy" (Papillion, NE United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME) This review is from: Hellucination (Paperback)
First let me get this disclaimer out of the way...The author provided a copy of "Hellucination" to me for review. Now, let me get to the review!

"Hellucination" is not your average memoir. It is not your everyday religious discovery story. It is not a run-of-the mill drug addiction survival tale. Yet, it encompasses all of these and a whole lot more while wrapped in a very readable and hard to put down package.

We all have a journey we take through life. Many of us seek purpose for our existence. This journey often leads to a search for God. However, most of us do not have a journey like the one Mr. Biro describes in "Hellucination".

The author tells his own life's story. He takes things from the beginning and lets us peer into the dark and tumultuous childhood that shaped his views and behaviors. Through discussions of nature vs. nurture, philosophy, and religion we are allowed to understand the hows and whys that led to a self-destructive lifestyle for the author.

As I read the author's early life experiences, I could see some of the events reflected in my own history. While my childhood was nothing like that of the author, I was able to see clearly how some of his thoughts and decisions came about because I reached some of the same conclusions and places in my own faith.

Mr. Biro describes roadblocks and pitfalls along the way to discovering God. I felt a personal connection to this part of the story as I had met with some of the same barriers and "stopping places" that the author encountered. I also pressed my way through places that other people have determined to be journey's end. I felt emotionally invested in the author's descent into Hell to face his own sin.

As a journey toward God, "Hellucination" is extreme and sometimes frightening. This story is about a life battered and broken so that God could restore it. Experiences that Mr. Biro had as an example for others so we don't have to go through the same problems and pain.

I recommend this book to all seekers looking for purpose in life. I also want all those who are Christian or profess to be Christian to read this. Don't put it down in disgust the first time you see a "dirty" word or read about an act too depraved for your "pure" mind to handle. Read it all, then read it again if you have to so you understand what it is saying.

Thanks a million! I'm excited to read this. :)

Thanks Miss Asima... love the name, glad your looking forward to it. I have the forward in my blog that has not been added to the kindle version yet, just the print version. It's written by a psychobiologist David Jay Brown and is available on my blog page on Goodreads. Here's the link...

http://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_...

I hope you enjoy it. Getting rave reviews but I want more and want to share it, hence the cheapness right now.

Thank you and good luck with the book!