The Laughing Corpse
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The Laughing Corpse is a horror and mystery novel by American writer Laurell K. Hamilton, the second book in her Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series. It continues the adventures of Anita Blake, as she
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Gris-gris (talisman)
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A gris-gris is a talisman that originated in the Muslim Mande communities of Far West Africa and is believed to protect the wearer from evil or bring luck. Due to Atlantic slavery, the use of the gris
The Laughing Corpse
…Anita to show John his brother's possessions in an attempt to discover any involvement in the murders. Through this she discovers that Peter possessed a gris-gris that contained a portion of the power of a powerful vaudun practitioner that would increase the power of any animator who possessed it. With John, Anita…
A West African Tuareg gris-gris
A petition paper with a verse from the Quran is placed inside a gris-gris (mojo bag) made by enslaved West African Muslims in the Americas.
The Plaque at the grave of Louisiana Voodoo Queen, Marie Laveau. Marie Laveau's house may have been a stop on the Underground Railroad where she made gris-gris for freedom seekers escaping slavery.