Common components reported include pufferfish (source of tetrodotoxin), human remains, lizards, toads, and irritating plants.
The book emphasizes that zombification is a form of social control used by secret societies (like the Bizango ) rather than just a medical oddity. 2. The Horror Film (1988) The Serpent and the Rainbow
Wade Davis's The Serpent and the Rainbow is an anthropological investigation into the Haitian "zombi" phenomenon. a man who allegedly died
Davis traveled to Haiti to investigate the case of Clairvius Narcisse , a man who allegedly died, was buried, and later reappeared as a "zombie" working on a plantation. The Serpent and the Rainbow