Ishmael Reed. It centers on a dance mania and spiritual ″anti-plague″ of African origin called Jes’ Grew, whose spread across the United States brings about the Jazz Age. The action takes place in the ...

The video separates Haitian Vodou from the horror-movie stereotypes surrounding "voodoo," explaining that most practitioners have never used the famous voodoo dolls associated with popular culture.

CATS is on stage for 49 performances through November 22, 2026. Beef & Boards' freshly prepared dinner buffet, featuring the ...

August 14, 1791, put in motion the first major anti-slavery movement in Haiti — part Vodou ceremony, part political congress, ...

The serpent in the garden is not merely a reptile but a vessel for some of humanity's most profound questions and spiritual ...

Opening in select theaters on September 11th is the new documentary 'Black Zombie' from director Maya Annik Bedward , which ...

Maya Annick Bedward discusses her documentary "Black Zombie," in theaters Friday, which traces zombie fiction to its roots in Haiti and Vodou.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 11 (UPI) --Maya Annick Bedward said her documentary Black Zombie, in theaters Friday, is an appreciation for Haitian culture. Her film traces the origins of modern zombie film and ...

Maya Annik Bedward’s fascinating new documentary goes beyond reductive imagery to place the zombie and vodou in their true historical context ...

As a horror fan, one of my favorite things about the genre is that its films are actually so much bigger than gremlins, ghouls, guts, and gore. A documentary that captures this beautifully is Black ...

Zombies are inescapably everywhere in pop culture. The Walking Dead is still shuffling along with its spin-offs. Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil movie is arriving later this month, and another 28 Years ...

Maya Annik Bedward’s incisive documentary “Black Zombie” isn’t merely a look back at the cinematic origins of the supernatural re-animated monster. It’s a powerful parsing of how the historical ...