Italian Hoo-har Over Paranormal Activity

There’s a huge hoo-har in Italy right now because Paranormal Activity, the jumpy US horror movie, has just been released there without any restriction, despite the fact it’s rated a 15 in both the UK and US.

Emergency services have apparently been receiving dozens of calls reporting people suffering from panic attacks, especially in Naples.
Naples, the notoriously bonkers Italian city which sits below Mount Vesuvius, has witnessed people fainting and suffering panic attacks lasting as long as an hour.

Spooky picture to illustrate the spooky nature of this story

And now Italian Defence Minister Ignazio La Russa has voiced concerns about a trailer for Paranormal Activity being shown on TV, as it is too scary for children, and there are calls to take it off TV to ‘protect children’.

Really? Is an advert for a spooky film really going to damage children?

No, lets all bury our heads in the sand and pretend to them that the world is all lovely and fluffy, that everything’s just how it seems on the surface. That people are just how they seems and idyllic.

It’s not like they can just log onto the internet or anything and watch a bit of rapey porn is it?