voodooism

Horror begins in a snowbound town where four mutilated corpses are discovered in four days.

Investigates the beliefs, practices, and evolution of voodoo, a folk religion rooted in African ritual that has survived for centuries and is still having an effect on the life and politics of modern Haiti.

The very real origins of zombies and the very unreal legends that have developed since are explored in this exciting volume. Among the legends, the earliest New Orleans voodoo priestess and the Night of the Living Dead are brought forth. Readers and zombie enthusiasts alike can explore some of the most exciting legends of living dead.

Told in separate voices, Alex, Haynes, and other members of Savannah's Magnolia League seek aid for their own family members from the legendary Hoodoo family, the Buzzards, in violation of an old pact, unaware that a Shadow Man is using one of them to return from the dead.

After the death of her free-spirited mother, sixteen-year-old Alexandra Lee is forced to move from Northern California to Savannah, Georgia, to live with her wealthy grandmother, who expects Alex to join a long-standing debutante society, which, Alex learns, has made a pact with a legendary Hoodoo family.

New Orleans college student Leslie Beaudet, tormented by family problems and a violent incident from the past, snaps when she learns her boyfriend is cheating on her with a waitress, and turns to the practice of voodoo to help rid herself of her problems.

Tells the story of the mysterious lives of the two Marie Laveaus, free women of color during early nineteenth century New Orleans.