A cult of magic spells, diabolical curses, satanic
worship, human sacrifice, zombies, and dolls stuck
with pins? Experts explain how, over the past few
centuries, the ancient religion of Voodoo has been
systematically maligned, persecuted, and nearly wiped
out. To uncover the truth behind Voodoo, we travel to
where it began at least 5,000 years ago on the central
west coast of Africa. In the tiny nation of Benin,
Voodoo is practiced today as it has been for thousands
of years. Our cameras captured a rarely-seen event--an
African Voodoo ceremony with animal sacrifice. We also
investigate grisly events blamed on Voodoo, such as:
the sinking of a ferry in Haiti that killed 200 people
and was blamed on a Voodoo curse; death of Robert
Tallant, author of the 1947 bestseller Voodoo in New
Orleans; and how Marie Laveau, the "Queen of Voodoo"
in New Orleans, saved two men from the gallows in
1850. Could these tales be true?
