Shupe hands me a voodoo priestess costume. Score, I think. I just returned from New Orleans, so I’m in the right state of mind. At the costume booth, I start to notice a pecking order.

VoodooFest, a free annual festival held every Halloween at Voodoo Authentica of New Orleans Cultural Center & Collection, will be held on Sunday, October 31, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.. The festival ...

Miriam Chamani, 67, is the co-founder of the New Orleans Voodoo Spiritual Temple. Despite voodoo's sinister reputation, she says dark rituals and black magic play no part in her religion.

It also adds the Voodoo Manor building, Voodoo Priest costume, and a suitably magical character trait. Grab it for $5 on Xbox Live, Steam or direct from publisher Kalypso. Read this next.

Voodoo, or Vodou as preferred by Haitians, evolved in the 17th century when colonists brought slaves to Haiti from West Africa. Slaves forced to practice Catholicism adopted saints to coincide ...