Classic double bill of Hereditary and Peter Rabbit (Picture: Sony/ A24)

Parents have been left outraged after a screening of Peter Rabbit was preceded by a trailer for horror film Hereditary, scarring a room with ‘at least 40 children’.

At Event Cinemas in Innaloo, western Australia, the trailer for horror flick was mistakenly shown in the theatre ahead of a screening of Peter Rabbit, reportedly causing panic among parents and small children in attendance.

Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, an audience member said: ‘It was dreadful. Very quickly you could tell this was not a kid’s film.

Some kids were horrified before they even saw Peter Rabbit (Picture: Sony)

‘Parents were yelling at the projectionist to stop, covering their kids’ eyes and ears. A few went out to get a staff member but she was overwhelmed and didn’t really know what to do.




‘Some parents fled the cinema with their kids in tow.’

In case the image wasn’t already gloriously vivid, she added: ‘A lot of the kids were upset. If you think back to your own childhood you remember things that scared you when you saw them for the first time. I still remember the first time I saw a robber on TV.’

If you haven’t seen the trailer for Hereditary you can check it out below. Let’s just say, it’s definitely not Peter Rabbit.

The theatre did eventually manage to shut down the trailer, offering guests complimentary movie tickets as compensation.

It isn’t the only uproar Peter Rabbit has caused either, after the film showed an allergy sufferer being pelted by a bunch of blueberries.

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