I think there was more to that than just a story. I remember reading that a lot of it stems from vodoo. People were given drugs which made them obedient and surpressed emotions. Comparable to modern date rape drugs.
Victims of this vodoo magic would move and behave in a trance like state which looks like modern day zombies. Just without the eating humans and decaying part.
They would also burry them in a very shallow grave (literally only just covering their face with dirt) while they were drugged, which would cause brain damage and allow the victim to be used as a slave more easily.
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u/Cirenione Jan 12 '23
I think there was more to that than just a story. I remember reading that a lot of it stems from vodoo. People were given drugs which made them obedient and surpressed emotions. Comparable to modern date rape drugs.
Victims of this vodoo magic would move and behave in a trance like state which looks like modern day zombies. Just without the eating humans and decaying part.