If horror films have taught us anything at all, it's that when you find a VHS tape in a junk store the ABSOLUTE LAST THING YOU SHOULD DO is play that thing.

Especially when the video in question has "a surprise" written on the label.

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Well on Sunday, one man decided to ignore all that advice.

I found a VHS tape at the junk store that just had the label "A surprise!"

I thought I'd check it out, since I have a VCR & TV hooked up after all.



Just... Just watch. pic.twitter.com/Rj1n5aUVB2 — foone (@Foone) March 25, 2018

Here's a video of what he found on the tape:

I found a VHS tape at the junk store that just had the label "A surprise!"

I thought I'd check it out, since I have a VCR & TV hooked up after all.



Just... Just watch. pic.twitter.com/Rj1n5aUVB2 — foone (@Foone) March 25, 2018

Now that is Rickrolling at its absolute finest.

Despite the happy ending, though, many people urged caution in future.

Urging people to watch strange, unidentified videotapes is EXACTLY how the Ring curse spreads! — Jorge APB (@ZefMex) March 25, 2018

oooh, I should put the ring tape onto this VHS and dump it back in the VHS tapes bin at the store — foone (@Foone) March 25, 2018

I totally did that once, when the Ring was new on DVD.



Also, is it bad if I kind of had a gut feeling about exactly what was gonna happen when I pressed 'play' — Lord Mo OFFICIAL HOME OF THE BADD KARMA CHALLENGE (@Lord_Mo) March 25, 2018

In 7 days Rick Astley is going to come and turn you into a comic strip character. https://t.co/jmR3T123V3 — Marie Gardiner (@MarieGardiner) March 25, 2018

Oh go on then, one more time.