William Seabrook | |
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_1931_by_Robert_H._Davis_(1869%E2%80%931942)_OeNB_19223094.jpg) William Seabrook in 1931 | |
| Born | William Buehler Seabrook February 22, 1884 Westminster, Maryland |
| Died | September 20, 1945 (aged 61) Rhinebeck, New York |
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| Nationality | American |
| Period | 20th century |
| Genre | Occult, travel |
| Literary movement | Lost Generation |
William Buehler Seabrook (February 22, 1884 – September 20, 1945) was an American occultist, explorer, traveler, journalist and writer, born in Westminster, Maryland. He began his career as a reporter and city editor of the Augusta Chronicle in Georgia, worked at the New York Times, and later became a partner in an advertising agency in Atlanta. He is well-known for his writing on, and engaging in, cannibalism.
Seabrook's 1929 book The Magic Island, which documents his experiences with Haitian Vodou in Haiti, is considered the first popular English-language work to describe the concept of zombies.[1][2]
- ^ "The Magic Island". Smithsonian Libraries. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ^ Kee, Chera (2017). Not Your Average Zombie: Rehumanizing the Undead from Voodoo to Zombie Walks. University of Texas Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-1477313305.