Canadian model Rick Genest, also known as Zombie Boy, was found dead on 1st August 2018 in Montreal. Discovered at the age of 32 when he appeared in the music video ‘Born This Way’ by Lady Gaga, the man covered in tattoos was found after he committed suicide following a fragile mental stability, reported the Police service from Montreal. Followed by thousands of fans on social media, he delivered his final enigmatic message before dying.
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In the post that included an image of the well from the horror film ‘The Ring’, Zombie Boy addressed Damballa, a voodoo spirit, with a poem entitled ‘The Well’. It was very spiritual and gave us an insight into the mental state of the young man before he died.
‘Io we howl upon stars hung above
we soul cast down the well of stone
as fire laid betwixt two fates
of most drear less dire straights
each breath cuts ice as flesh is weighed
in front of deaths old narrow gates
where bold and brazen last rites crate
Io heed our wish of madness
deep from of os
our prayers we kissed
so stern and cold
on metal shells
release by moonlight glow - Zombie Boy’
