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'''Zombies''', correctly spelled '''zombi''', were "the living dead," creatures of the undead in different cultures. | '''Zombies''', correctly spelled '''zombi'''{{fact}}, were "the living dead," creatures of the undead in different cultures. | ||
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While not truly being "undead," it was possible (and often done by tribes in [[Haiti]]) to trick a [[human]] into believing they were one of the "living 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 buried and dug up, making them think they had been brought back to life. They would subsequently be used as slaves. ([[NA]]: ''[[White Darkness]]'') | While not truly being "undead," it was possible (and often done by tribes in [[Haiti]]) to trick a [[human]] into believing they were one of the "living 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 buried and dug up, making them think they had been brought back to life. They would subsequently be used as slaves. ([[NA]]: ''[[White Darkness]]'') | ||
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[[Rose Tyler]] called the [[Gelth]], while possessing dead [[human]] bodies, ([[DW]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead]]''). To [[Sarah Jane Smith]], she described people infected with the [[Empty Child]] virus as "zombies" ([[DW]]: ''[[School Reunion]]'', referencing [[DW]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]''/''[[The Doctor Dances]]''). | [[Rose Tyler]] called the [[Gelth]], while possessing dead [[human]] bodies, ([[DW]]: ''[[The Unquiet Dead]]''). To [[Sarah Jane Smith]], she described people infected with the [[Empty Child]] virus as "zombies" ([[DW]]: ''[[School Reunion]]'', referencing [[DW]]: ''[[The Empty Child]]''/''[[The Doctor Dances]]''). | ||
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[[David A. McIntee]], when writing ''[[White Darkness]]'', took inspiration and facts from the nonfiction book ''The Serpent and the Rainbow,'' which detailed accounts of zombification that occurred in Haiti in the early [[20th century]]. He advised staying away from the film version. | [[David A. McIntee]], when writing ''[[White Darkness]]'', took inspiration and facts from the nonfiction book ''The Serpent and the Rainbow,'' which detailed accounts of zombification that occurred in Haiti in the early [[20th century]]. He advised staying away from the film version. | ||
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