The Omen (1976)
Coming out of the vogue for theological shockers in the wake of
The Exorcist, The Omen arguably threatened to beat
it at its own game.
In this tale of a family who begin to discover that their
adopted son is in fact Satan junior, the gore and shocks come
fast, but it's the growing sense of menace played against the
seeming innocence of the young Damien that really makes this one
disturbing.
The sequels were a great example of diminishing returns, but The
Omen is a brilliantly constructed and truly terrifying
movie.
Seeing lots of British character actors bite the dust in a
dizzyingly bizarre fashion is worth the price alone.
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