For them, the only escape is death. And should you choose to play the online game called Viva Voodoo then you can be the executioner.

Launch your chosen voodoo doll from a gang plank and then click again to hang them from a rope thus fast tracking them to the pearly gates.

Well, actually, not quite because the rope appears to be made of stretchier stuff producing a bungee effect meaning your doll will fly high into the sky before they crash to earth. The higher they go, the more points you get.

The real joy is this game’s presentation with bone crunching, head sqelching sounds used to great effect and with future gruesome episodes likely to be launched, it looks like the Voodoo Dolls could be undead for some time to come.