Last week we featured a superhero and a couple of pretty nasty 'comic book' villains in our look at what's on at the movies.
This week, however, it's zombies and those who prefer to be known as the 'undead' who are taking over a cinema screen near you.
And while last week's 'Spiderman 3' was one of those inoffensive, good natured films with pretty much universal appeal this week's big new release '28 Weeks Later' will have a much narrower and more specialist following.
There has always been a clear distinction, in my mind anyway, between those who enjoy going to horror movies and those who don't.
Generally you don't get people going to one because there nothing much else on. No, you have to be a certain type of viewer to put yourself through what this genre of cinema offers - i.e. scaring the crap out of you at every turnaround with more blood can you can shake a stick (or a chainsaw) at.
Your average cinema-goer will pop along and have a look at most things - be they comedy, thriller, drama, all action adventure or even something for the kids.
But horror is one genre that requires a hardier soul, and '28 Weeks Later', sequel to the highly successful '28 Days Later' from a couple of years back, is one such film.
Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (who replaces Danny Boyle at the helm) '28 Weeks' is set about six months after the last film ended and several months since the Rage virus has destroyed all normal human life in Britain.
The country has been laid a virtual wasteland with the zombies (they like to be known as the 'Infected') having eaten all the human flesh there was.
Now, an attempt is being made to repopulate the country using the few remaining survivors (those who avoided coming into contact with the Rage virus). And who do you reckon is in charge of getting Britain back on its feet - the American military, of course.
The yanks believe that the virus has been destroyed and have set up a 'clean zone' on London's Isle of Dogs believing this to be as good as a place as any to begin to recreate the population.
One of the fortunate survivors is an ordinary citizen played by Scottish actor Robert Carlyle, one of the film's bigger name stars.
He has already lost his wife to the zombies but, thankfully, his children were spared by moving away and here he is reunited with them again as they return home following the all clear being given.
Aside from this there really isn't much more, storywise, to tell except that, despite the survivors believing that Rage has gone, the virus is still alive and there are quite a few zombies still looking to eat your flesh, if you stand still long enough.
'28 Weeks Later' is something of a gore fest and only if the idea of watching ordinary human beings being eaten by disgusting, horrible, scary and slavering members of the undead community seems like a good one should you go and see this film.
Although, if what has just been described is whetting your appetite somewhat then '28 Weeks' may suit you rather well.
Expect a lot of zombie's chasing people and a bit of people (and the US Army) trying to destroy the zombies while they are chasing people in the hope of catching, and eating, their flesh.
Simply put if you have to look away during the Lucozade ad in which the Zombie's play basketball and basically take over a shopping centre then forget about going to see this.
'Spiderman 3' is showing just across the hall, you know.
