History of Zombies
From Haitian voodoo folklore to modern horror movies
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Show Notes
We celebrate today - Halloween - by diving into the history of the zombie. From Haitian voodoo folklore, to one of the cornerstones of horror movies, serious and silly alike, this is the history of zombies.
Sources
"The undead in culture and science," by Nugent C, Berdine G, Nugent K.
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/13/250844800/zoinks-tracing-the-history-of-zombie-from-haiti-to-the-cdc
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zombies_NightoftheLivingDead.jpg
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