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The Chirping 3

A Horror short by Emil Minchev

Sep 04, 2025
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The following is part 3 of 5 of a short horror story from A Coffinful of Nightmares by Emil Minchev. Paid subscribers get it now, unpaid subscribers have to wait for ten weeks (or buy the book). Here is the first part. Here is the previous part. Enjoy!

‘Don’t be ridiculous’ the obese lady snapped. ‘They just took off their clothes… for some reason. Or maybe these aren’t their clothes at all! Did you consider that? Maybe they’re backup uniforms!’

‘But why are the shirts tucked inside the jackets and the socks stuffed inside the shoes?’ the businessman asked.

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