Are zombies real, and where did the concept of a mindless, walking dead person originate? On this two part series we look into the history of the zombie, its ties to Haitian history, and explore the handful of stories of zombification that have been studied. Stories include the  account of Clairvious Narcisse and the strange zombie tale of Felicia Felix-Mentor. 

 

Writer/Director, Mali Elfman, of the new film NEXT EXIT, and producer of the film BIRTH/REBIRTH joins the podcast. 

 

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Books:

https://www.google.com/books/edition/THE_AMERICAN_MEDITERRANEAN/pUiToxfB3Y4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=victim

https://tinyurl.com/2p9d328k

https://tinyurl.com/59mendhe

https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Haitian_Revolution.html?id=C3HnDwAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description

https://www.amazon.com/1804-Hidden-History-Haiti-Wyclef/dp/B075TSFKKT/ref=asc_df_B075TSFKKT/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312152579167&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10350078240651898399&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031201&hvtargid=pla-568748063226&psc=1

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Haitian_Vodou/_smB9MocN0kC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=vodou+in+haiti&printsec=frontcover

https://www.amazon.com/Zombies-Cultural-History-Roger-Luckhurst/dp/1780236697/ref=asc_df_1780236697/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=385641680285&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2528799625666126412&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031201&hvtargid=pla-564752502945&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=79288120715&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=385641680285&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2528799625666126412&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031201&hvtargid=pla-564752502945

 

Links:

https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2017/10/are-zombies-real

https://travelnoire.com/clairvius-narcisse-haitian-zombie

https://www.historicmysteries.com/clairvius-narcisse-zombie-story/

https://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_m_moreman_the_dark_history_of_zombies?language=en

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7EOTLpDSzs

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-trial-that-gave-vodou-a-bad-name-83801276/

https://womrel.sitehost.iu.edu/REL%20300%20Spirit/REL%20300_Spirit/Hurston_Zombis.pdf

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/326871#5.-Human-zombies?

https://mindhacks.com/2012/01/11/a-medical-study-of-the-haitian-zombie/

https://sites.duke.edu/ginalisgh323/zombification-process/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_kHGb-zbJ0

http://faculty.webster.edu/corbetre/haiti/voodoo/mars-zombi.htm

https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4262

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXcjioLLvRQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_kHGb-zbJ0

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5f5e9efa53eea036e019bc24/t/5f5ee1a44d3a6a5d4ff28e78/1600053672506/Tell+My+Horse_+Voodoo+and+Life+-+Zora+Neale+Hurston.pdf