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Thursday, 31 October 2024 15:48

Orders are in for fake wounds and gel blood.

Accessories and masks are proving popular this year among trick or treaters to add a personal twist to Halloween costumes.

Portlaoise's TheCostumeShop.ie has seen a surge in demand for them this year- with orders for fake skin, fake wounds and gel blood also going up.

Costumes of characters from the biggest TV shows and movies of the year are also selling well-such as Deadpool, Beetlejuice and Wednesday Addams.

Ronan O'Brien from the CostumeShop.ie says it's not just trick or treaters going out all out this year:

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