Horror movies, while scary, suspenseful and thrilling are also chocked full of important life lessons that should be always observed. No matter how immune you think you are, you cannot escape zombies, demons, psycho killers, vampires and other like creatures. Don't even try. Instead, pay careful attention to the warning signs and heed this advice:

10. Entering a mummy's tomb is a no-no, and taking a mummy's artifacts ranks up there with jaywalking in front of a bus because there are always serious consequences. If you touch a mummy's stuff, they don't like it and will hunt you down. Listen to what your mummy always taught you - hands off!

9. Burial areas. When walking through a cemetery, operate on the buddy system as you are sure to fall into a grave or run face-to-face with a maggot wearing corpse. Never accept a dare to spend the night in a mausoleum. If you do, you are guaranteed a night full of excitement running from dead people who have bolted the doors and lock you in. There are plots designed just for you. At least with two of you, one can try and call 911, but don't hold your breath anyone will show up.

8. Never go to a desolate park or campground as zombies are waiting in the wings. They're hungry, its dinnertime and you are on the menu! They'd love nothing more than to have a campfire and toast s'mores with your brains substituting for marshmallows.

7. Don't shake hands with the guy who wears razors as fingers. He's definitely not at all nice like that Edward Scissorhands fellow.

6. When a demon car is chasing you, don't run down the six lane highway, as the car is guaranteed to have faster speed than you do. Ditch into the woods instead, at least then you only have to worry about an ax yielding psychopath, but it will be harder for the demon car to follow you.

5. Pea soup is not an attractive mural on the wall. If you decide to host an exorcism, serve something like chicken noodle. It smells better and is easier to clean up afterwards.

4. Protect yourself by listening to the eerie music playing so you can determine who is after you and how close they are. For instance, don't go swimming if you hear a bass violin. Those "watch out for shark" signs aren't there for decoration.

3. Beware of the resident psycho wearing a hockey mask who hangs out down by the lake and in the woods. He's not getting ready for a party to celebrate this years Stanley cup winner. He's going to get you if the demon car doesn't get you first.

2. Don't ever, under any circumstances, try and have sex. This is when the immortal killers will find you and run that machete through you and your significant other. Butchered body parts are probably not what you had in mind for safe sex and birth control.

1. Never, EVER, fall asleep. You will either die in your dreams or be replaced by alien pod creatures. You're better off brewing a large pot of coffee and reading up on the art of practicing celibacy.

Follow these lessons and you may add a few extra years to your life. Of course, unless you find yourself dozing off and see the aforementioned razor guy in your dreams, in that case you're pretty much done for . . .