Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast Inside the Mind of a Voodoo Priest | Curses, Spirits & Secrets Revealed
Jan 26, 2026
Richard Diesel Harlost, a storyteller who recounts firsthand encounters with voodoo practices and spirits. He narrates meetings with a voodoo priest named Kevin, rituals like chicken cleansings and egg attraction spells, and uncanny phenomena including spirit-transmitted stories, healing energy work, and mysterious disappearances. Short, vivid tales that blend ritual, superstition, and strange happenings.
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Protected Home With A White Mist
- Richard met a Haitian mambo who kept a protective mist in his home that blocked negative spirits.
- He witnessed the mambo's spirit work, learned Reiki-like techniques, and saw tangible changes in people's behavior and health.
Cemetery Work That Changed Court Outcomes
- Kevin, a voodoo priest and chef, used rituals to help clients win court cases and avoid evictions.
- Richard described cemetery visits and interventions that produced surprising legal and personal outcomes.
Spirits Gave Full Stories For Films
- Spirits delivered full 'movies' of real-life stories to Kevin's wife, which Richard then wrote into scripts and novels.
- These spirit-sourced tales included WWII snipers and other historical events Richard found emotionally powerful.