Have you ever watched two horror movies with similar plots back to back? I did, last week, and then had trouble closing my eyes at night. :-)

The 1st movie was “Quarantine”. It is shot in the “Blair Witch Project” style but the effect is less jarring because the camera is pretty steady. It’s about a channel crew of 2 – the anchorwoman and cameraman - that goes to shoot the local fire station at work during the night. Clearly, they haven’t heard the adage “Be careful about what you wish for – because you may get it”! Just as the anchorwoman is dying to film some action, the station receives a distress call. Someone has called the cops about screams being heard from one of the apartments and the cops request the fire station guys to tag along. The channel duo follows, of course – only to discover that the residents of the apartment building are falling prey to a mysterious disease. The CDC (Center for Disease Control) seals the building and death rules supreme. If you want to get absolutely creeped out in the safety of your own living room, this movie is a must-see!

I should have stayed away from any more horror movies – at least for a week but I am not a particularly sensible person. :-) So when “28 Days Later” showed up in the listing on the TVGuide the following night, I couldn’t keep away from the channel airing it. This time it is the UK that falls prey to a deadly disease that turns human beings into raving lunatics eager to sink their teeth – notwithstanding the proverbial “Stiff British Upper Lip”(!) - into the nearest living thing! :-) The sight of hundreds of these zombies running through the streets is enough to chill you to the marrow. That’s exactly the stuff nightmares are made of!

So take my word for it – unless you don’t mind staying awake through the nights, NEVER EVER watch horror movies back to back. It’s injurious to your health. And this is not just a statutory warning!