There are so many myths about the undead. Just what is a zombie? And what’s the origin of the word?

Although there are many different definitions for the word “zombie,” from a West African Snake God to a West Indian victim of voodoo, what we are really talking about here is a reanimated, human corpse that seeks to devour the flesh of living human beings.

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http://archive.archaeology.org/online/interviews/zombies/

http://www.snopes.com/photos/arts/easterisland.asp

http://www.eisp.org/