The Evolution of Zombies in Movies and TV2 of 11
Voodoo Curse
Although some might argue that the somnambulist in the silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) was the first zombie in film, most agree that White Zombie (1932) marks the beginning of zombie cinema. In this and other early films like I Walked with a Zombie (1943), the zombies were of the voodoo variety: living people drugged or hexed into a catatonic yet mobile state, who do the bidding of their masters.
Although some might argue that the somnambulist in the silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) was the first zombie in film, most agree that White Zombie (1932) marks the beginning of zombie cinema. In this and other early films like I Walked with a Zombie (1943), the zombies were of the voodoo variety: living people drugged or hexed into a catatonic yet mobile state, who do the bidding of their masters.