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'''Zombies''', correctly spelled '''zombi''', were "the living dead," creatures of the undead in different cultures. When discussing the idea of a "planet ruled by zombies", the [[Fourth Doctor]] remembered the quote that "the living are just the dead on vacation." He told [[Romana II]] that one could always identify a genuine zombie by the fact that their skin was cold to the touch, aiding in his discovery that the [[Movellan]]s were [[robot]]s. ([[DW]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'') [[Rose Tyler]] called the [[Gelth]], while possessing dead [[human]] bodies, ([[DW]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead]]'') and people infected with the [[Empty Child]] virus, zombies. ([[DW]]: ''[[School Reunion]]'')

While not truly being "undead," it was possible (and often done by occult tribes in [[Haiti]]) to trick a [[human]] into believing they were dead using the drug [[tetrodotoxin]]. In correct doses, it could lower the consciousness of a person and take away their sensory nerves. The person would then be burried and dug up, making them think they had been brought back to life. They would subsequently be turned into slaves. ([[NA]]: ''[[White Darkness]]'')

[[David A. McIntee]], when writing ''White Darkness'', took inspiration and facts from the novel ''The Serpent and the Rainbow,'' which detailed accounts of zombification that occurred in Haiti in the early [[20th century]]. He advised to stay away from film version.