You want to freak out a Haitian immigrant in South Florida, just say the words Tonton Macoutes. They’re not just secret police they’re very occult. It’s not BS to say the entire country is too.
You want to freak out a Dominican, just tell them they’re going to the other side of Hispaniola which is Haiti, or even to the border between the two countries.
That tells you all you need to know about Haiti.
The DR guards that border with an iron hand.