Inside Out
IN PHOTO: Cast member Amy Poehler (C) poses with the characters of Sadness and Joy (R) at the premiere of 'Inside Out' at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California June 8, 2015. The movie opens in the U.S. on June 19. REUTERS/MARIO ANZUONI

Parents were outraged when their kids were shown “Insidious 3” instead of “Inside Out” in a cinema mixup incident in Danbarry Cinema in Ohio. Some of the kids were left crying and parents complained as a result.

Guardian UK reported that a projectionist of Danbarry Cinema in Middletown, Ohio made a damaging mistake when accidentally screened “Insiduous 3” instead of “Inside Out.” Some of the children were scared witless by the disturbing opening reel and parents rushed to get their children out of the movie house.

According to an angry mom, Jazmyn Moore, who took to the local newspaper’s Facebook page, the mixup had some serious consequences. "I got our money back but the damage is already done… my children are terrified and keep asking questions,” she wrote. Moore said she and her children had witnessed images of children being tied up and killed, when she and other parents realised there had been a mistake and rushed their children out from the cinema.

It is believed that the quite distracted projectionist probably made the mistake because both movies started with “insid.” The cinema’s duty manager had offered apologies to everyone and also upgraded their tickets as a compensation.

Kids’ reactions to the movie are not surprising. The third installment of “Insidious” franchise promised to be the most terrifying of them all and judging from the kids’ reactions, the movie certainly delivered.

Interestingly, director of the scary movie, “Insidious: Chapter 3” has a big dream related to kids. In an earlier interview this month with the Verge, he said he actually want to have a film for children made. Asked if he wants to step out of horror, since he wrote the first “Saw” movie as well, the director said definitely. "I’ve actually written a children’s film called The Myth, which you could say is like a big Harry Potter-esque fantasy for kids, and that’s a film I would love to see get made," he explained. He said currently, that would be challenging to pull off since many people do not perceive he can do something like that, being so entrenched in the world of suspense and horror.

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