Myths & mysteries
Haitian Vodou originally conceptualized zombies as resurrected slaves doomed to work eternally in sugarcane plantations
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Before Hollywood turned them into brain-eating biological weapons, zombies were a horrific metaphor for capitalism and slavery. In mystical Vodou traditions, the true terror wasn't being eaten by a zombie; it was becoming one. A sorcerer would trap your soul, ensuring your physical body could be used for free manual labor even after death.
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