Cult film star Lee Van Cleef began his movie career in Hollywood, appearing as evil-eyed villains in such 1950s and '60s Westerns as High Noon, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and How the West was Won. But Van Cleef didn't achieve full-blown fame until he began starring in Spaghetti Westerns overseas. He played opposite Clint Eastwood in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and For a Few Dollars More before becoming a tough-guy star in his own right. By the 1980s, Van Cleef was aging and in weakened health, but he still managed to give thrilling performances in such films as Escape from New York and in a weekly martial-arts TV series, The Master. Film-by-film and show-by-show, this work fully details Van Cleef's career. Each movie entry includes cast and credits, studio, running times, year of release, a plot synopsis and a brief overview of Van Cleef's role. The background of the ABC series The Master is then given, followed by an episode guide that provides airdate, cast and credits, a synopsis and a comment on the episode. Comprehensive information on Van Cleef's other appearances in television concludes the work.

Heaven and Hell protect us from what is about to be unleashed...

Lucifer has tired of the war between Heaven and Hell. In the Throne Room of the Most High, he asks if he may be forgiven and join the ranks of the Angelic once again. The Lord rejoices, forgiving the wayward Angel and bringing him back into the fold he so longed for. Realizing that the Mantle of Satan must be worn for the Lord's plans for humanity to work, God and Lucifer must find a successor. A mortal is chosen; a man who has been behind the veil of reality and knows some of the innermost workings of the war between the saved and the damned.

Stephen Biro, author of "HELLUCINATION" and "DIALOGUE WITH THE DEVIL," presents the final chapter of the most mind-bending, no-holds-barred theological Christian trilogy ever written. Be forewarned. Due to the philosophical nature of and graphic depictions of violence in these books, you may never look at life the same way again.

Stephen Biro weaves a tale of fascination lore and thrilling twists. Buckle up for one Hell of a ride. - Indy McDaniel - Author of Black Melt

Stephen Biro is one of those writers who crawl into your brain and shocks it into gear. Biro makes you think the thoughts that scare you, the thoughts for real self discovery and whether or not you should breath your next breath. - A.D. Sams - Author of "Bayou L' Abeielle"

Heaven and Hell protect us from what is about to be unleashed...

Lucifer has tired of the war between Heaven and Hell. In the Throne Room of the Most High, he asks if he may be forgiven and join the ranks of the Angelic once again. The Lord rejoices, forgiving the wayward Angel and bringing him back into the fold he so longed for. Realizing that the Mantle of Satan must be worn for the Lord's plans for humanity to work, God and Lucifer must find a successor. A mortal is chosen; a man who has been behind the veil of reality and knows some of the innermost workings of the war between the saved and the damned.

Stephen Biro, author of "HELLUCINATION" and "DIALOGUE WITH THE DEVIL," presents the final chapter of the most mind-bending, no-holds-barred theological Christian trilogy ever written. Be forewarned. Due to the philosophical nature of and graphic depictions of violence in these books, you may never look at life the same way again.

Stephen Biro weaves a tale of fascination lore and thrilling twists. Buckle up for one Hell of a ride. - Indy McDaniel - Author of Black Melt

Stephen Biro is one of those writers who crawl into your brain and shocks it into gear. Biro makes you think the thoughts that scare you, the thoughts for real self discovery and whether or not you should breath your next breath. - A.D. Sams - Author of "Bayou L' Abeielle"

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.
""An utterly surreal memoir. I'd say it was 'mindbending, ' but" "HELLUCINATION" "doesn't just bend your mind, it twists it, stretches it, stabs it, and tosses it on the grill "" - Jeff Strand, author of the upcoming book, "PRESSURE" and "WOLF HUNT" He's been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award in 2006, 2008, and 2010.
"HELLUCINATION" takes the form of a page-turning memoir, combining personal trip reporting with science fiction, horror movie, and religious mythologies, philosophical speculation on the nature of the author's experiments with psychedelic drug combinations, strange encounters with other people who may not be what they seem, and the rationale behind his spiritual conversion from atheism to Christianity." " --David Jay Brown
Author of "Mavericks of the Mind" and "Conversations on the Edge of the Apocalypse"
"HELLUCINATION" is a powerful read. In fact, it might distinctly appeal to fantasy readers, film lovers and lovers of fiction. Biro writes passionately with a purpose... you may end of ripping your eyes out afterwards though." " -- Review, Horrornews.net
"Mind-boggling and enthralling. The visualization techniques used is astounding." - Paul White - "Producer of Bride of Re-Animator and Brian Yuzna's Society"
"I felt myself questioning my faith, or lack of faith, on religion, Jesus, God, the Devil, and what the purpose and point of my life and existence really was/is. I think that is the point of the book. The book raises awareness and makes readers think about the meaning of life and what their purpose is in it. That, in itself, is a pretty scary thing to think and ponder about. - Hellucination - Book review by" www.shuizmz.com
"Cinematic... it's going to scare the Hell out of some Christians." - Jim VanBebber - "Director of The Manson Family and Deadbeat At Dawn"

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He had the face of a true villain, chiseled to perfection. Director Sergio Leone, best-known for "The Man With No Name" spaghetti western trilogy, once described Van Cleef as having the face of a hawk; actor Eli Wallach called it "wonderfully alive" and full of wickedness. As an actor, Van Cleef portrayed some of the best movie villains of all time-Angel Eyes in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, and Frank Talby in Day of Anger. Although more than twenty years have passed since his premature death in 1989, Lee Van Cleef remains a cinematic icon for millions of film fans worldwide, and his legacy as the "Best of the Bad" is set in granite. Lee Van Cleef: Best of the Bad explores the life and career of this great actor, a man with unbounded talent and a heart of finely-polished gold. Through interviews and numerous sources, Best of the Bad reveals the real Lee Van Cleef and discusses his roles in For A Few Dollars More, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, and Day of Anger, along with chapters on mythic archetypes and historical gunfighters and bounty hunters. Also included is a foreword by Mike Malloy, author of Lee Van Cleef: A Biographical, Film, and Television Reference.