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Tesco has apologised after a horror-themed colouring book featuring gruesome pictures of blood, knives and screaming victims was marketed at children as young as five.
The book, called Colour Me Good - Arrggghhhh!!, features graphic drawings to colour in taken from famous horror films, including the man with nails in his head from Hellraiser, the woman holding a knife by her face from Misery, and a straitjacketed Anthony Hopkins in The Silence Of The Lambs.
What do you folks think-Just some wholesome fun,or something which may traumatise kids,and even cause some to try to replicate some of the images in school or at home?
Originally posted by Crakeur
scenes from fatal attraction, Carrie and Misery.
is it any worse than magazines like fangoria which are in full color?
Originally posted by Silcone Synapse
Most of the images are from classic horror films,which of course are all only for over 18s,but somehow someone thought it was a great idea,and so did some publisher,and then so did Tesco!
They have since removed the book from sale,but I have to wonder what goes through the minds of some people who thought this was acceptable to begin with.
Originally posted by Silcone Synapse
reply to post by Rocker2013
OK,so it seems it was more of a mistake on tesco's behalf when they put them in the kids colouring books area.
Fair enough-I am glad it has been removed,and I hope no kids got one by mistake.
Originally posted by phishyblankwaters
\it's a coloring book. In fact, I'd be surprised if the kids even really noticed what they were coloring.
Originally posted by Silcone Synapse
reply to post by Rocker2013
OK,so it seems it was more of a mistake on tesco's behalf when they put them in the kids colouring books area.
Fair enough-I am glad it has been removed,and I hope no kids got one by mistake.