Under Haitian Law, Is It Illegal to Make a Zombie?

Can’t remember what I was looking for on the Library of Congress’s site, but what I found was this 2014 article by then-intern Anne Guha on the important topic above. I was immediately intrigued, even though the topic is only tangentially relevant to my professional responsiblities, and never mind why that might be. I was glad to see the Library’s law blogs are (1) still operating in 2026 and also (2) haven’t been limited to administration-friendly topics yet. (I was a little concerned to get 19 results when I searched for “Greenland,” but the posts are all several years old and entirely sane.) In fact, a surprising number of the posts involve topics that could just as easily appear on this site (and very well may). See, e.g., Elin Hofverberg, “What Rules Govern the Grindadráp (Whale Hunt) in the Faroe Islands?” (July 29, 2025). Wait—the Grindadráp has rules? I guess that explains all these official-looking letters from the Faroe Islands that I haven’t been opening. The zombie-law…