The Tonton Macoute (Volontaires de la Sécurité Nationale, VSN or the Macoutes) is a Haitian voodoo secret police named after the bogeyman who became a demonic creature when they catch naughty children as well as political dissidents during the dictatorship of François and his son Jean-Claude Duvalier both ruled as dictators from 1957 until Baby Doc was overthrown on 7 February 1986 after a series of night raids when his father Papa Doc became a feared voodoo sorcerer, who used his knowledge of the Dark Arts to further his reign of terror as President for Life for malevolent and selfish purposes, becoming a dreaded bokor, a sorcerer or even Baron Samedi with the ability to create zombies and talismans to house spirits, and dedicating bloody human sacrifices to the spirits to obtain their purposes. In time, these actions would pay off, as he rose through the ranks of power in Haiti by sending his paramilitary force, the Tonton Macoutes as they move from province to province, with Luckner Cambronne becoming the undertaker of that the Caribbean nation secretly removing the corpses from the graveyards and mortuaries throughout Haiti.
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The history and folklore of Supernatural horror are filled with accounts of individuals and events so brutal, macabre, or unexplained that they have become synonymous with "real-life" horror. These figures and periods, ranging from the 15th-century Romanian "dracula" to modern American serial killers and Haitian dictators like Papa Doc Duvalier, frequently intersect with tales of the supernatural, demonic possession, and profound evil. The stories of possession often involve violent, superhuman strength, speaking in tongues, and intimate knowledge of observers' sins. These are often rooted in deep-seated fears of the unknown. The use of Voodoo in political repression in Haiti created a lasting image of a "living dead" army, blurring the lines between political brutality and spiritual nightmare. A creature that terrorized the Gévaudan region of France, killing over 100 people. While often believed to be a wolf or wolf-dog hybrid, the sheer scale of the carnage led to rumors of a supernatural entity, a werewolf, or a creature sent by God. Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, and Richard Ramirez are often discussed in the context of extreme evil, with some, particularly Ramirez (the "Night Stalker"), openly claiming influence from demonic forces. Charles Manson is another figure often associated with cult-like, apocalyptic evil.
