ACTION FIGURES DOUBLE AS VOODOO DOLLS

ACTION FIGURES DOUBLE AS VOODOO DOLLS

HOUSTON (Wireless Flash) -- Celebrities may want to think twice about licensing their images for toy dolls and action figures. According to a Houston-based voodoo scholar, figures modeled after celebrities can easily be turned into makeshift voodoo dolls by obsessed fans. Voodoo expert Ruben Cardenas claims many stars -- including Elizabeth Taylor, Ewan McGregor and the Olsen Twins -- are at risk of having voodoo spells placed on them by fans who own the dolls. Cardenas says the dolls can be used to generate love spells or something more sinister -- like an evil curse. The technique for casting a wicked spell would involve burning or destroying the celebrity doll. However, celebrities don't have to worry about being totally overwhelmed by voodoo curses. Cardenas says in order for any curse to work, the person must first be targeted through an elaborate voodoo ceremony -- something most people don't know how to do.