Zombies are Haitian folklore. The West started thinking about hem around the time of the publication of ‘The Magic Island’ by W.B. Seabrook in 1929.
Yeah I knew that.
I read somewhere that a cultural anthropologist claims that there is a kernel of truth in the zombie myth. It is supposedly based on a local natural drug that is a neurotoxin. The “Haitian Wizard” knows just how much to administer to his victim to put him/her in a “death-like” coma. The victim has a funeral, is buried and is supposedly conscious of the proceedings. The “Wizard” digs him up, administers the antidote and psychologically enslaves the victim.
Well that’s this anthropologist’s story!
I wonder if anyone has done a movie on it?
It would make a better movie then the standard zombie fare.