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Thai zombie seller cashes in on threads of the dead

Kanittha sources the clothing from funeral directors [Photo: Jiraporn Kuhakan]

Thai online retailer Kanittha Thongnak has captured a market of thousands by dressing up as a zombie to sell the clothes of dead people in sales streamed live on social media. Kanittha, 32, saw her audience numbers surge after she started appearing in scary make-up, taking up to three hours to complete her zombie look before each late-night session, during which she tells buyers exactly how the owners of each item died.

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