Completely agree, horror and definitely true crime shouldnt be around children. Because of my work Ive always been fascinated by the psychology of crime,neither of my boys, both nearly 23 know exactly what my job entails ,to them mums just a nurse who's worked in a&e for many years. At their age I still want to protect themI think from the last couple of videos they've removed that skull from the sitting room thank goodness.
I hope the children aren't exposed to a lot of the horror/serial killer stuff. They're only kids and you think they can rationalise it but sometimes they can't, and feel they're wusses to admit they don't like it.
When my daughter was about 10 she stayed with her best friends overnight. The parents (good friends too) said they all were going to watch The Exorcist and I said absolutely not. Under no circumstances. Anyway it turns out they did and I was livid. Shouted down by everyone in my ex husband that I was being silly and it was just 'pretend' and that the children had found it funny.
Years later my daughter told me she had been absolutely terrified and hadn't wanted to watch it. It had affected her for a very long time.
Clare especially seems to find horror and gore entertaining and amusing, and glamourous - fair enough if that's her thing - but I really hope they shield their children from it.