Damien

The miniseries “The Omen,” which includes David Seltzer’s novels “The Omen,” Joseph Howard’s “Damien,” and Gordon McGill’s “The Final Conflict,” is a world of mysticism and ritual, the supernatural and the beyond. The story of how the devil appeared on Earth, embodied in the figure of Damien, continues the confrontation between Good and Evil, Christ and the Antichrist, in their eternal struggle for the human soul. Published in the West, printed in huge numbers, adapted for film by well-known directors, and shown in theaters around the world, these books are by no means cheap literary knockoffs of a fashionable Satanic theme. They are works of sufficiently high artistic value, driven by sharp plot tension and dynamic action.
Seven years have passed since Damien miraculously escaped death at the hands of his father. Now he is 13, and he lives with his uncle Richard Thorn, his aunt, and his cousin Mark. While the young Antichrist discovers his monstrous power and learns how to use it, many servants of the Devil watch over his safety, ruthlessly destroying everyone who is not acceptable. His uncle gradually realizes that the boy is not as innocent as he seems—and the terrible truth is revealed to him. Armed with seven ancient daggers, Thorn intends to cleanse the world of the most terrible impurity on Earth. But many have tried to kill Satan’s son—and now all of them lie in the grave. Will Richard Thorn be able to do it, or will he join his predecessors as a corpse?