The wild finale of "The First Omen" leads right into the original 1976 movie, but also tees up a future that leans female. Sorry, Damien. (Spoilers!) ...

Damien the Antichrist, now age 12, finally learns of his destiny under the guidance of unholy disciples of Satan, while his adoptive parents, suspecting nothing, raise him to be heir to the family ...

That antichrist indifference no doubt accounts for why The Omen incited three even worse sequels (though I’m partial to ...