'Supernatural' trailers 'too dark for kids'

ITV2 has been criticised by Ofcom for repeatedly showing frightening Supernatural trailers before the 9pm watershed.

Scenes of characters morphing into demons, "menacing" images of the paranormal and violence linked to the supernatural prompted complaints to the regulator in January. Ofcom had also expressed concerns about trailers for the US drama in spring last year.

Ofcom said the "dark and sinister" clips - including a car being driven through a ‘ghost woman’ and a man hitting a demonic figure with a weapon - were shown too early on several occasions, including during American Idol and Emmerdale.

ITV2 blamed the scheduling on an "isolated failure" and said it had revised procedures.