Billy Owen says he started seeing things in a new light back in February of 2009. Losing your entire right eyeball will do that to you.

Back then, Owen was a successful motorcycle mechanic with a loving wife and a six-month old son. However, nagging sinus issues changed his life. On Feb. 13, 2009, the doctor gave him the news: he had sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC), a rare form of cancer affecting the nasal cavity that had only a 10 percent survival rate. In his case, the cancer has spread so extensively that doctors had to remove half his face, including his right eye, the muscles, and nerves.

Now there's a giant hole where Owen's right eye used to be. When he removes a dental plate, he can stick his finger in that eye and have it come out of his mouth. So, he's trying to make money from his missing eyeball by performing as a zombie in music videos and at haunted houses like The Goretorium in Las Vegas. Also, he has been telling his story at the Venice Beach Freakshow in Los Angeles, and he was featured on a recent episode of the AMC reality series Freakshow.