VHS horror movies are corrupting our children! A "20/20 Special Report" from 1987


Above: In 1987, TV newsmagazine 20/20 revealed the real horror of horror movies: children watching splatterpunk films on VHS in the comfort of their living rooms!

"Fair warning though: There is some graphic violence in this. But we say that for you, not your kids — they've probably already seen it."


(via r/ObscureMedia)


Below, The Damned's tribute to the genre, "Nasty" (1984):