Bus ads featuring zombies investigated after complaints they are too scary

Apparently there are a bunch of scaredy cats in West Sussex, England this Halloween:

A Halloween bus advertisement for the Tulleys Farm Shocktober Fest featuring a zombie covered in blood has been criticised for being too scary.

The Advertising Standards Authority is investigating the banner, which is on the side of more than 100 buses, to see if any rules have been broken after receiving several complaints.

The advert, for the visitor attraction in Turners Hill, Crawley, West Sussex, can be seen on buses travelling through Crawley, Croydon and Kingston upon Thames, as well as Tunbridge Wells in Kent.

Stuart Beare, organiser of the Tulleys Farm Shocktober Fest event, said they had not intended to offend anyone with the advert.

He said: "The image of the zombie girl on our advertising is no worse than many images you'll see at this time of year in newspapers and magazines, on the Halloween costumes in the supermarket aisles and even on kids' TV programmes."

I've seen scarier in my bathroom mirror after a night on the town.

Source: The Argus