Halloween

Ti Bolom represent the souls of children who died before being baptized. They are the Devil's subjects, damned for all eternity to do his bidding.

This Halloween, punt the pumpkin and make your Halloween decorations a little more tropical with this coconut jack-o-lantern.

As with any religion, there's a dark side to Haitian Vodou. It's not all encompassing, as the mainstream media and Hollywood would have you believe.

Halloween always reminds me of St. Martin Carnival as it marked the first time that I really got made up for the revelry.

Apropos of the Halloween season, the Devil's Tail is blood-red in appearance, a tad on the sweet side, and fairly deadly in the potency department.

Fort Napoleon in Guadeloupe was never tested in battle, but as legend has it, death was no stranger here. The tale involves a pair of lovers...

Duppy Turn. The name alone puts a lump in the throat, duppies being widely known as the most malevolent of supernatural spirits in the West Indies.

By all outward appearances, it smacks much more of Heaven than Lucifer's lair.

Irazú's size is intimidating enough, but it's what was discovered beneath it a few years ago that truly cements its place on my infamous volcano list.