Grisly, gory costumes trickle down to the littlest trick-or-treaters

    Princesses, cowboys, and dinosaurs? More like zombie convicts, Skinned Alive, and killer clowns. Merchandisers say this year gory costumes come in sizes to fit five-year-olds. One Minnesota mom's six-year-old cut short their trip to the Halloween store because she was too freaked out by all the blood and guts.
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    Princesses, cowboys, and dinosaurs? More like zombie convicts, Skinned Alive, and killer clowns. Merchandisers say this year gory costumes come in sizes to fit five-year-olds. One Minnesota mom's six-year-old cut short their trip to the Halloween store because she was too freaked out by all the blood and guts.

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