Death Bear made my mixtape disappear forever.Emerald Catron is an Asylum contributor who lives in Brooklyn.

Typically, I would not invite a performance artist into my home -- after four years of art school, I've seen more than my fair share of people wrestling blankets, narrating crappy monologues and locking themselves in cages. But a guy calling himself Death Bear and wearing the Furry version of a Darth Vader costume was more than I could resist.

Death Bear makes himself available by appointment (arranged via text message) to come to people's homes and take away things "that trigger painful memories" and stow them in his cave where they disappear forever. A therapeutic experience I just had to have!

Upon arrival, Death Bear revealed himself to be nearly 7 feet tall, creepy-looking and very soft-spoken. He stood in my kitchen for a minute or two, took an old mixtape given to me by an ex and was gone, saying, "I hope I never see you again," before closing the door behind himself. I'm pretty sure he meant it in a nice way.

As part of the Club Animals pop-performance group, Death Bear is another piece brought to you by the people who gave us the Candy Crack Delivery Service, but, in the new year when people are striving for new beginnings, Death Bear provides a service that aims to be more cathartic than a guy in a dolphin mask doling out rock candy.

If you're looking to get rid of some old stuff that's haunting your apartment, and you live in Brooklyn, Death Bear is making himself available again next month on the 13th and 14th.