It was particularly perplexing that Clairvius’ death had been verified by two American doctors when they examined him at the time, so multiple testimonies confirmed that he had indeed died. In the years following, several doctors and scientists investigated the case. There are even photographs of Clairvius sitting on top of his own tombstone, from which he had allegedly been exhumed decades prior. The villagers believed his story, and thus he was considered to be a living zombie. When the vodou priest died and the regular medicating ceased, Clairvius escaped, eventually returning home to his family. He said he was forced to work on the plantation alongside other workers who had also been drugged. He alleged that he had been made to consume a paste which effectively rendered him unable to think for himself and caused memory loss. The bokor priest had then exhumed him, drugged him, enslaved him and forced him to work on a sugar plantation. He confirmed his identity to his sister, Angelina Narcisse, and other villagers by using a childhood nickname and sharing intimate information about their family that only a family member would know.Īccording to Clairvius, he had been paralyzed by a Vodou priest to make him appear dead, and had been conscious but immobile during his burial. Nearly 20 years later, in 1980, a man claiming to be Clairvius Narcisse reappeared in the city of L’Estère. Clairvus was pronounced dead shortly afterwards by two American doctors, held in cold storage for a day and subsequently buried. Clairvius’ symptoms included a severe fever, fatigue and coughing up blood. In 1962, at the age of 40, he was admitted to the Schweitzer Hospital, which was operated by American medical staff. One of the most famous cases in history of an alleged ‘real life’ zombie is that of Clairvius Narcisse, a Haitian man born in 1922.
This aspect of Haitian folklore is thought to be of West African origin, and today is widely associated with Haitian Vodou practices.
The zombie is said to be under the control of the bokor and can be used at the bokor’s will. Zombies have long been a part of Haitian folklore, and traditionally have been believed to be deceased people who are revived by a ‘Bokor’ or sorcerer. Halloween is around the corner, so let’s get spooky with this real-life story of a Haitian man alleged to be a zombie that came back to life.
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