
High street shops and websites are marketing outfits at children that include Jack the Ripper, the possessed girl from horror movie The Exorcist, and a ‘dead pet’. The “inappropriate” costumes include a ‘roadkill’ bodysuit which is sold by Party Pieces, the company owned by Michael and Carole Middleton. But a study conducted by parenting site ChannelMum.com found that nearly half of parents believe costumes aimed at kids are now ‘too frightening’.