Zombies were first introduced to western culture through the movie White Zombie and use of voodoo in Haitian culture. Zombies were mentioned in Haitian culture as people who were turned into slaves and who did not have any will of their own. According to Elizabeth McAlister, “As a spirit or a slave, complex spiritual formulae separate body and soul, and compel one or the other to work. These entities-especially the invisible zonbi astral (astral zombies)-continue to be fairly common inhabitants of the unseen mystical world of Haitian Vodouists…” (459). Zombies were common in Haitian culture and people of the Haitian culture feared turning into one of the zombies rather than being killed by one. Zombie was introduced to the western culture
