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Which is worse - Killed by the blitz during the last great war, being murdered and dismembered by an abusive Ex, or being eaten alive by the living dead?
Good news, dear listener - if you're the unique type of unhinged soul who's ever asked themselves that question, today's topic of conversation at the cottage will be just what the witch doctor ordered!
Murder of Rachel Dobkin by Nylene
Bombing Damage of Blitz
New Technique of superimposing image of deceased over facio-cranial images.
Bombing Map of the UK during the Blitz - Large Purple Area is London
Rachel & Harry Dobkin
Origins of Zombie Lore by Nym
'The Zombies' by Hector Hyppolite, which hangs in the Museum of Haitian Art of St. Peter College in Port-au-Prince (Mireille Vautier / Alamy Stock Photo)
Visualization of a Haitian zombie
Photo: Jean Oscar Augustin
A still from the 1943 film I Walked With A Zombie. — RKO/The Kobal Collection
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Gandhi, L. (2013, December 15). Zoinks! Tracing the history of “Zombie” from Haiti to the CDC. NPR.
Lau, A. (2025, January 10). The True Story of Haitian Zombies (Insights from an Insider). Visit Haiti.
Mariani, M. (2021, August 4). From Haitian Slavery to 'The Walking Dead': The Forgotten History of the Zombie. The Atlantic.
Perring, S. (Director). (2021, April 30). London Blitz Killer (season 1, episode 1) [Stream]. Smithsonian Channel.
The Origins of the Zombie, from Haiti to the U.S. (2020, October 16). [Video].