In Crick-Crack, Ek Nawa Kahani legend collides with life. This story is
laced with sorcery and intrigue as Mayaro 'soucouyants' Matilda and
Loretta shed their skins and take off for England to steal a golden
spoon from Queen Victoria's royal cutlery. But the lives of these two
old hags are changed forever when their obeah fails and a disoriented
Loretta returns to Mayaro just before daybreak to a 'sound cut arse' while Matilda comes back with the golden spoon that ignites the greed of Lionel, her "saga boy" lover.
Lionel soon forgets his grandfather's warning of "crave all, loss all" so he plots to get the diamond-studded golden spoon. He steals the spoon, outwits his lover and pours salt and pepper into the mortar where she has hidden her skin, but after doing this, Lionel finds himself in deeper trouble than even he could have imagined! Matilda puts the curse of eternal life on Lionel and compels him to become transformed every night into a creature of the underworld.
Determined to end the curse and return to his former self, Lionel seeks the help of other folk spirits but punishment awaits him. He is lured to a forest by a La Diablesse who exacts revenge for all his ploys against women. He later battles with Papa Bois for the mysterious Mama l'Eau (Mother of the Water). He even witnesses the birth of a Raakas, a deformed demonic newborn child from Indian folklore whose eyes, posture and movement are like that of a tadpole. In exchange for his freedom, Lionel offers white rum, cigarettes and a black rooster to Dee Baba, an Indian spirit that protects the land against dangerous forces but when Dee Baba fails to help him he finally enlists the help of Gang Gang Sara, the African witch of Golden Lane, Tobago. Will he survive unscathed to tell the tale?
Lionel soon forgets his grandfather's warning of "crave all, loss all" so he plots to get the diamond-studded golden spoon. He steals the spoon, outwits his lover and pours salt and pepper into the mortar where she has hidden her skin, but after doing this, Lionel finds himself in deeper trouble than even he could have imagined! Matilda puts the curse of eternal life on Lionel and compels him to become transformed every night into a creature of the underworld.
Determined to end the curse and return to his former self, Lionel seeks the help of other folk spirits but punishment awaits him. He is lured to a forest by a La Diablesse who exacts revenge for all his ploys against women. He later battles with Papa Bois for the mysterious Mama l'Eau (Mother of the Water). He even witnesses the birth of a Raakas, a deformed demonic newborn child from Indian folklore whose eyes, posture and movement are like that of a tadpole. In exchange for his freedom, Lionel offers white rum, cigarettes and a black rooster to Dee Baba, an Indian spirit that protects the land against dangerous forces but when Dee Baba fails to help him he finally enlists the help of Gang Gang Sara, the African witch of Golden Lane, Tobago. Will he survive unscathed to tell the tale?
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