Originally Posted By: jakewash
But then how would have stories of zombies and other supernatural beings.


Apropos - check out this link. The basic theory is that witch doctors have poisoned people, turning them into vegetables that can be used for slave labor. The story pops up after one of these "nzambes" returned to his village after being "dead" for a decade or so.

http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/hold-for-buck-edited-how-to-make-a-zombie-haiti-style/19638134?icid=main|main|dl5|sec1_lnk3|172463