The director intended to make a large-scale horror film in the tradition of those he grew up watching, such as The Omen, The Exorcist, and The Shining.
The 1990 CD came with a large sticker on its cellophane wrapping, which read, "Samhain: Final Descent" (in the same font used for the original 1976 horror/suspense motion picture The Omen and its three sequels).
The unmistakable cover of the album is clearly visible in the film The Omen in the scene where Lee Remick tells Gregory Peck she wants an abortion.
For the live show in support of this album, "Ave Satani", the main theme from Jerry Goldsmith's Oscar-winning soundtrack for The Omen, was used as the intro tape, beginning as the house lights went down.
The portrayal of Rottweilers as evil dogs in several fictional films and TV series, most notably in The Omen, along with sensationalist press coverage, has created a negative image of the breed.
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Seltzer's writing credits include the screenplays for The Omen, Prophecy, Six Weeks, My Giant, Dragonfly and Bird on a Wire, starring Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn.
For a while it was thought that John Stride had died because both Stuart Baird, in a DVD commentary on The Omen, and Martin Shaw, during an interview on The One Show, had said so.
Omen IV: The Awakening is a 1991 made-for-television film that serves as the fourth and final addition to the original The Omen series, directed by Jorge Montesi and Dominique Othenin-Girard.
During the next 15 years most of Robert's acting was confined to TV and film with his most memorable performances in The Crooked Road (1965) with Robert Ryan and Stewart Granger, Hell Is Empty (1967) produced by his brother Ronald and co-starring French actress Martine Carol (who died before the end of shooting the film), The Italian Job (1969) and The Omen (1976) with Gregory Peck.
Robert Thorn is portrayed by both Gregory Peck in the 1976 version and Liev Schreiber in the 2006 version of The Omen movies in the same manner (a few minor details about their action changes).
Robert Thorn, a fictional character and the protagonist of the 1976 horror film The Omen