Are you prepared for the end of the world? December 21, 2012 is supposed to be the magic date. That’s less than two years away!

This date is supposedly based on a prophecy contained in an ancient Mayan calendar at least that is what the sci-fi thriller film 2012 tried to tell us this past winter. Why we should take this prophecy seriously, I don’t know. However, according to The Complete Idiots’ Guide to 2012 (yes, there is a book by that title), there are more than 600,000 websites devoted to this very theme. Beware, the end is near.

An apocalyptic film, of course, is a favorite Hollywood scheme for uncorking all kinds of amazing special effects. Besides, people enjoy being scared. The end of the world is just as scary as a good vampire movie. Recently 2012 was followed by another apoca…