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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
I did not realize the film came first! Nevertheless, the novelization (by the screenwriter) is still fascinating, dark, and scary.
Fantastic! Old school horror at its finest!
I’m super glad to finally get to The Omen. It’s been years since I’ve seen the movie so the book felt new to me while reading this.
Of course, I already knew the shocking moments from the movie would be the same in the book, but it’s still great to revisit this horror classic.
The Omen has lots of tension, a great creep factor, and plenty of gory deaths.
It’s exactly what you would want with a book about the Antichrist.
The characters, the pacing and the ending are all well done.
Even if you’ve seen the movie, check out the book.
And if you haven’t seen the movie, read this first!
I’m super glad to finally get to The Omen. It’s been years since I’ve seen the movie so the book felt new to me while reading this.
Of course, I already knew the shocking moments from the movie would be the same in the book, but it’s still great to revisit this horror classic.
The Omen has lots of tension, a great creep factor, and plenty of gory deaths.
It’s exactly what you would want with a book about the Antichrist.
The characters, the pacing and the ending are all well done.
Even if you’ve seen the movie, check out the book.
And if you haven’t seen the movie, read this first!
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
This was riveting and terrifying!!! Full disclosure, I have never seen the old movie, but was interested after I went to see the new one a few weeks ago.
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Written in 1976, many of the correlations between the Book of Revelations and the state of the world are no longer immediately identifiable or as relevant which affects the overall feel and tone of the story, however, this slow-burn horror is still a decent read.
Religious horror has never been a preferred sub-genre of mine, with the exception of The Exorcist, so I wasn't sure how much I'd enjoy this book.
In the end, I found the plot intriguing, and I enjoyed the overall story, but I did feel that the atmosphere suffered on multiple occasions due to pacing issues. I also kept wanting there to be more to the themes that were touched on but never really developed and I think there needed to be more ambiguity in regards to what was occurring in order to really draw the reader in.
While it doesn't invite a reread, I would still recommend this book to fans of the genre.
Religious horror has never been a preferred sub-genre of mine, with the exception of The Exorcist, so I wasn't sure how much I'd enjoy this book.
In the end, I found the plot intriguing, and I enjoyed the overall story, but I did feel that the atmosphere suffered on multiple occasions due to pacing issues. I also kept wanting there to be more to the themes that were touched on but never really developed and I think there needed to be more ambiguity in regards to what was occurring in order to really draw the reader in.
While it doesn't invite a reread, I would still recommend this book to fans of the genre.
Even though this is a book that came out only one month before the 1976 movie, and was written by the screenplay writer of the movie, it is a surprisingly good read, with much more a psychological thriller aspect than the horror that I was expecting.
My edition has some black and white stills from the movie in it, which spoils it in several aspects (without giving away any spoilers): firstly, you can see that the actors do not always look like the characters described in the book, at all. And, even worse, even though they are presented in chronological order, the photos usually come much earlier than their text counterparts, giving away huge spoilers about that is about to happen.
Still, a much better read than I was expecting.
My edition has some black and white stills from the movie in it, which spoils it in several aspects (without giving away any spoilers): firstly, you can see that the actors do not always look like the characters described in the book, at all. And, even worse, even though they are presented in chronological order, the photos usually come much earlier than their text counterparts, giving away huge spoilers about that is about to happen.
Still, a much better read than I was expecting.
It scared me and it's weird knowing, that there will be no ending...
The scariest part for me was when damian was on the toy thing and the car was making the same movements, just plain creepy!
The scariest part for me was when damian was on the toy thing and the car was making the same movements, just plain creepy!
Good Heavens! Omen = Cliffy sir, non?
The legend that is Cliffy sir (i.e. Clifford Dragwidge of St. Vincent's Asansol and St Mary's Mount Abu) narrated this story to us, his students of class VI at St Vincent's Asansol.
This was 1990 or 1991. This is what memories are made of.
The legend that is Cliffy sir (i.e. Clifford Dragwidge of St. Vincent's Asansol and St Mary's Mount Abu) narrated this story to us, his students of class VI at St Vincent's Asansol.
This was 1990 or 1991. This is what memories are made of.