The Omen

By David Seltzer

Book Overview

Jeremy Thorn and his wife, Katherine, have just welcomed the newest member of their family to the world: their beautiful son Damien. But as the boy grows, so does the terror surrounding him. Fatal... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451070658
• ISBN13: 9780451070654
• Release Date: July 1976
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Very fast delivery! In great condition great price

I cant wait to read it!

Wow

This is a great book. I loved the original movies and the remake. Even though this book is a work of fiction, it is so prophetic.It makes for great late night reading.

Creepy Fun!

This is another one of those great 70's horrors (Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby) that's guaranteed to give you goose bumps. I especially liked the apocalyptic themes, the prophetic connections to Revelations, and the historical significance of Megiddo. And Seltzer sure knew how to create a creepy kid. I could feel Damien's silent, staring eyes, I could sense his mother, Katherine's panic and anxiety, and I could relate to his father, Jeremy's desperation. The Omen is well written, full of suspense and darkness.

Not Free SF Reader

Excellent horror work. You could probably only make it creepier with dead cats or demon clowns. Basically, one anti-christ-child is a good argument for abortion. The novel is about this child growing up, and very discreetly using his abilities, and otherworldly charisma to gain power and influence to further his demonic ends. It is perhaps creepier because it has a considerable focus on the mundane upper class existence, as opposed to blood and gore demon slaying.

very convincing

many extra occult details that weren't in the film make this book and the rest of the series very believable

A classic horror story, one of the best

Why great books like this go out of print I'll never know. The author brilliantly weaves a tale based around the Biblical prophesies in the Book of Revelations about the coming and birth of the Anti-Christ. The story is both chilling and suspenseful as mysterious events start happening around young Damien Thorn. You will find yourself engrossed in the material and the tension will really grip you. The dramatic ending paved the way for future Omen sequels, but this one is by far the best.