Film The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) tells a story based on true events. Wes Craven directed this horror movie. The plot follows a Harvard researcher sent to Haiti to investigate zombies and a rumored powerful drug. The film stars Bill Pullman, Paul Winfield, Cathy Tyson, and Zakes Mokae.
The movie delves into Haitian voodoo culture, featuring good and evil houngans (priests) and the Tonton Macoute secret police. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the regime of dictator “Baby Doc” Duvalier. The Serpent and the Rainbow is loosely based on the book of the same name by ethnobotanist Wade Davis, who studied the zombie epidemic.
The film is classified as R rated, belonging to the Mystery, Horror, and Thriller genres. Wes Craven, famous for his work in the horror genre, diversifies with this project, exploring the supernatural and the macabre within a real-world context. Released in 1988, the movie remains a cult classic for horror enthusiasts and fans of chilling tales with a touch of reality.
