‘An embodiment of white fears’: how zombies went from Haitian spiritual tradition to Hollywood monsters

Still from Maya Annik Bedward's documentary Black Zombie. Photograph: Courtesy of Kino Lorber Still from Maya Annik Bedward's documentary Black Zombie. Photograph: Courtesy of Kino Lorber Documentary films ‘An embodiment of white fears’: how zombies went from Haitian spiritual tradition to Hollywood monsters Maya Annik Bedward’s fascinating new documentary goes beyond reductive imagery to place the zombie and vodou in their true historical context

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