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This is a dumb horror movie for very dumb people. Damien's mother was a jackal, right? Remember that fantastic reveal scene in the cemetery in the original? Don't be dumb, she was a human impregnated by Satan according to this dumpster fire of a film. Rosemary's Baby this isn't. If you're going to make an awful prequel to a classic horror movie perhaps know the source material. Or if you're going to butcher the story of a classic horror movie at least make it interesting with decent gore and payoff. First Omen is a slog of boredom, lame jump scares and characters, and plot "twists" (I use that term very loosely) you see coming a mile away. Trash on every level.

'The House of the Devil' is one of my favorite horror movies in the last couple decades, but since then Ti West has made continuously awful movies. I really wanted to like this but the premise is pretty lame, and once the motive is revealed about the antagonists, I seriously thought I was getting trolled. I almost walked out of the theater a couple times but hoped the ending would pay off or introduce an interesting twist. Nothing.

I can't wrap my head around this high ratings and reviews.

The first episode gave me some Salem's Lot vibes, which is one of my favorite vampire stories/tv movies, so I was excited to see how this series played out. Unfortunately, it quickly delves into boring monologue after monologue from characters who have no depth or charm with small spurts of horror and actual plot progression. I'm becoming convinced that while Flanagan might have some interesting ideas he is a terrible writer, the dialogue is embarrassingly shallow. Hard pass.