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Voodoo death, a term coined by Walter Cannon in 1942 also known as psychogenic death or psychosomatic death, is the phenomenon of sudden death as brought about by a strong emotional shock, such as fear. The anomaly is recognized as "psychosomatic" in that death is caused by an emotional response—often fear—to some suggested outside force.
Baron Samedi is the leader of the Gede, loa with particular links to magic, ancestor worship and death. [6] These lesser spirits are dressed like The Baron and are as rude and crude but not nearly as charming as their master.
The phenomenon is recognised as psychosomatic in that death is caused by an emotional response—often fear—to some suggested outside force and is known as "voodoo death". As this term refers to a specific religion, the medical establishment has suggested that "self-willed death", or "bone-pointing syndrome" is more appropriate.
Death, cemeteries, protection from grave desecration Baron Cimetière is one of the Gede , a spirit of the dead, along with Baron Samedi and Baron La Croix in Vodou . He is said to be the guardian of the cemetery, protecting its graves.
Scared to Death may refer to: Voodoo death, literally dying of fright or other emotional response; Scared to Death, a horror film starring Béla Lugosi; Scared to Death, a horror/science fiction film directed by William Malone; Scared to Death, horror comedy film by Paul Boyd
Curse of Simba (also known as Voodoo Blood Death; U.S. title: Curse of the Voodoo), is a black-and-white 1965 British-American supernatural horror film directed by Lindsay Shonteff and starring Bryant Haliday and Dennis Price. [2] The screenplay was by Brian Clemens (as Tom O'Grady) and it was produced by Kenneth Rive.
The murder of James J. Smith occurred on November 20, 1932 when he was stabbed and bludgeoned to death by Allah Temple of Islam member Robert Harris in what he described as a human sacrifice. Contemporary press labeled it the "Voodoo Murder".
Voodoo (D'Angelo album), 2000; Voodoo (King Diamond album) or the title song, 1998; Voodoo (Sonny Clark Memorial Quartet album) or the title song, 1986; Voodoo or the title song, 2013