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Monday, October 27, 2014, 5:45pm
By Scottie Lee Meyers

Hollywood’s depictions of “voodoo” conjures up images that fit right in with the Halloween season: black magic, push-pin dolls, ancient spells, sour-smelling elixirs and even cannibalism. That imagery, however, doesn't give an accurate representation of the religion Vodou.

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