Its an HBO movie where some guy goes down to New Olreans and witnesses a sacrifice and he tries to figure out what is going on and gets caught up in the voodoo or whatever it is... just watched the skeleton key and it was similar the main character is a male..

Could it be Angel Heart (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Heart)?

Is it possible this could be Weekend at Bernie's 2? There was something similar to that in the beginning of that movie.

Could it be Angel Heart (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Heart)?

Yes it is thanks for the help I have been wondering about that movie for the longest time