Leah was listening to Harry Chapin in the kitchen

if you grew up in N Ireland all you can think about is this pretty disturbing PSA that got shown on breakfast TV, between episodes of Mr Bean or Emmerdale etc.
ok I can see I've opened a can of worms here

here are all the scary PSAs I can remember from the 70s and 80s in one thread:

the terrifying Apaches about farm safety:

hat tip @stuartneville
the spirit of dark and lonely water

dont swim in the quarry...

chills to this day
Jimmy and the frisbee
broken glass
this one scared me more than Blair Witch

Matches 1974
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