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from Amazon.com…Like a post-millennial Harry Houdini–crossed with Aerosmith’s Joe Perry–Criss Angel is the illusionist as rock star. He’s got the hair, the eyeliner, even the medallions. As it turns out, he’s also a musician, who wrote and performed the theme song (with Korn’s Jonathan Davis). A&E’s Mindfreak, a 15-episode series, follows three TV specials and a Broadway spectacular. For those who may be wondering, Angel defines a “mindfreak” as “a modern day mystifier who utilizes skills beyond the category of magic.”The basic format of the 30-minute program, which was renewed for a second season, is documentary meets music video meets magic show. In the pilot, Angel (née Christopher Sarantakos) gets things off to a “crackling” start when he sets himself on fire (“Burned Alive”). It is, to say the least, a rather unconventional way to pay tribute to his mother on the occasion of her 70th birthday. As the mindfreak himself puts it, “I’ll be the living birthday candle.” In other episodes, he defies gravity (“Levitation”), lifts a cab (“Superhuman”), and blows himself up (“C4 Crate”). Angel is also a practitioner of street magic and performs a variety of sleights of hand (card tricks, etc.) prior to the more hazardous feats.Product DescriptionSuperstar illusionist and TV sensation Criss Angel returns with his spectacular post-modern magic in MINDFREAK: THE COMPLETE SEASON TWO, featuring new adrenaline-pumping, death-defying stunts and a bevy of celebrity guest stars. SEASON TWO explodes with unbelievable exhibitions, aerobatics, and drama as Criss moves far beyond “traditional” magic and draws viewers into an uncharted world of modern mysticism–live, un-staged, and without camera tricks. Join the master of illusion as he floats from one towering building to another, conducts an eerie séance in Death Valley with celebrity guests, and attempts escape from the depths of the ocean while in a straight jacket, and much more. On DVD for the first time, experience 21 mind-stumping episodes of CRISS ANGEL MINDFREAK: THE COMPLETE SEASON TWO in a nonstop adventure full of shock and disbelief, starring the world’s only 3-time “Magician of the year” and celebrity guests Ice Cube, Deborah Gibson, Mark McGrath, and more.