Baron Samedi (Mid-20th century), Cotton, burlap,sequins, beads, thread, and fringe, 33 x 31 x 1/4 (Courtesy Thomas Schultz Collection) The omnivorous nature of Haitian Vodou with its consumption of ...

THE CROSS OF BARON SAMEDI (502 pp.)—Richard Dohrman—Houghton Miff I In ($4.50). This is a promising first novel that breaks a lot of its promises. It promises a richly informative account of voodoo ...

Baron Samedi, a spirit of the dead, has tricked you and your group of wandering toads who were looking for a place to settle and thrive, by trapping them in the cursed bayou and forcing them to face ...