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A Halloween sale display has brought people to a standstill at a Devon store.

These latex 'scars', for horror movie-style special effects, have gone on sale at Home Bargains in Newton Abbot - but this picture has had some people stopping and doing a double-take.

The gory props are for scary dressing up outfits and can be stuck anywhere on the body with fake blood to resemble an axe wound or nasty gash.

But a photograph pinned on the local Facebook group Spotted Newton Abbot has brought two types of comments.

Some people seem genuinely annoyed that Halloween goods are already on sale in August. And one person says they have replaced the garden furniture in The Range.

But there is a much larger contingent of people who seem to think the latex props look like something else entirely.

(Image: Spotted Newton Abbot)

One said: "Glad you said it's Home Bargains, I thought it was Ann Summers."

And somebody else said: "Must admit my first thoughts were not Halloween related."

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Another admitted: "I’m not the only one. I thought I was being a pervert."

And another joked: "Stop fannying around."

Devon Live contacted Home Bargains, but a spokesperson said the company was not able to comment.

(Image: Party Delights /Youtube)

This picture shows how latex scars are supposed to be used for full Halloween scary make-up. Claire Grasby of Party Delights, the retailer based in Manchester, said the craze for horror movie special effect make-up was going through the roof.

Claire told the Mirror Online: "Halloween is now as much about scary makeup as it is the costumes.

“A few years ago, a speck of fake blood would complete the made-up Halloween face, now special effects makeup is on-trend.

“The stitched-up scar and broken bone kits are big sellers and so too is anything zombie themed thanks to The Walking Dead and other TV shows.

“We’re catching up with the US in terms of the importance we place on the full horror look. Many of the designs wouldn’t look out of place on a movie set.

“We get a high volume of requests through our social media asking advice on how to apply Halloween makeup so we decided to video a few tutorials which are available for free.”