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Does Halloween have to be a celebration of violence and gore? Editor: It’s that time of year. A trip through almost any neighborhood provides visions of torture, bloody murder and nightmarish fear.

Halloween has morphed into a gore fest that has kids as young as 6 unleashing their inner monsters in ultra-violent costumes — blood-smeared chain saws and spiked killing gloves sold separately.