#father damien (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice)

[iz1331]

Beetlejuice and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice casts both original and sequel (gonna wait for another one with Willem, Monica, and Adrian if there's gonna be on set)

[rtfics]

Notice what it's called.

"Til Death Do Us Park: Beetlejuice and Lydia's First Dance."

"First dance" indicates there will be more than one.

Will there be another?

Tim: "It's something operatic and emotional and abstract and it just represents Beetlejuice and Lydia to me."

Happy Halloween: Tim's a fucking Beetlebabe.

[the-chosen-half-of-one]

Y'all mind if I spontaneously develop an inexplicable crush on the random priest from the Beetlejuice sequel

[jadeluz-official]

As it wouldn't be Beetlejuice without at least one inciting death (same as with weddings), do you have any speculation who it coukd be in the third movie?

My money is on Lydia's not-dead-after-all-yet bio-mom, but given the nature of the franchise, no one's safe, are they?

So I had not thought about this plot point prior to this ask, but if I had to choose, I would pick Father Damien.

I don't think it would be Lydia's mom since Astrid and Delia technically both "died", even if Astrid's was temporary. Lydia kinda needs to heal from Delia and the fact she encountered BJ again, and I don't think her mom dying would be the best move story-wise.

Plus Beetlejuice and Lydia need to be officiated as husband and wife, so why not take away the one thing that could give them that chance? It also means they'd be able to bring back the little preacher from the first film with the slanted door. 

But agreed, when it comes to BJ, anyone is fair game 🤣

[crobones]

I was spouting straight bullshit in the tags and thought "maybe I'll make a post to see if anyone else vibes with this"

[iz1331]

Obsessed, addicted, devoted, hypnotized, spellbound, you freaking name whatever it is, I'd watch this everyday.

for everyone else who is obsessed with this scene

[livingwithhorrors]

Since the first trailer for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice I noticed Burn Gorman and it’s cool to see he’ll likely have at least two scenes as Father Damien.

I loved him as Adam in Forever and seeing him as Holly in Crimson Peak.

Many may know him

More from Pacific Rim.

But I’m excited to see him in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

It the first trailer we see him at Charle Deetze’s funeral and in the next trailer we see him at the Wedding.

[prxttyp0ison]

my ghostbusters FE oc!!

(faceclaim: Meltem Akçöl)

full name: Dr. Audrey Lydia Gaile

aliases: Audrey, Dr. Gaile, Audie, Audrey Lydia

birthday: September 23rd

age: 29

hair color: dark brown

eye color: also dark brown

occupation: demonologist; former medical examiner

family (all with the same last name): Bonnabelle “Bonnie” Gaile (mother)

Adam Gaile (father)

Heather Velma (older sister)

Janis Fiona (younger sister)

Damien Alexander (younger brother)

Karen (niece)

Angelica (neice)

Aaron (nephew)

Elle (cousin)

love interest: Lars Pinfield

trivia (TW!! mention of blood):

- always wears a golden butterfly necklace, which was given to her by her best friend, April, before her death

- cannot think of/talk about April without breaking into tears

- has a natural talent for singing

- was briefly a medical examiner, but had to quit after fainting from seeing blood during autopsies

- her mother named her after her favorite plant: a venus flytrap she named “audrey” (little shop ref???)

- has 350k followers on instagram

- enters and wins karaoke contests for extra money

- is a talented dancer, even having a mirror and ballet bar in her apartment

- has two cats: mimi and penny

- was originally going to go into demonology with April, and continued with it after her death to honor her

- owns a boat gifted to her by her sister, Heather

- often forgets to eat during work, so somebody has to remind her

- favorite color is pastel pink

- her entire family, herself included, shares a first and middle name with a broadway musical. hers: audrey (little shop of horrors) and lydia (beetlejuice)

- makes + sells lipgloss as a side job

- has liked Lars ever since she started working at the lab, which was a few years ago. people always tell her they think he likes her back, as he always gets caught look at her/standing around her during the day. Audrey doesn’t believe it, but secretly hopes it’s true

- adjusts her necklace when she’s nervous

- she also gets stomachaches when she’s nervous. not bad enough to make her sick, but enough for it to hurt a lot

- attended performing arts school, but went into demonology

- has two PhDs: drama and demonology

that’s it for now!! ofc, i’ll come back to edit if i come up with anything else for her!!! i’ll be posting my 80s ghostbusters oc here soon once i can find a good faceclaim for her. k, bye!! ♡

[lyssak09]

Masterlist & Things I write for

AN: I automatically write the reader as female so when you re quest please please tell me what pronouns you want the reader to have. Also if requested I will and can write the reader as part of the LGBTQ+ community

Key: Italics means to be posted/its a draft

Fandoms I can write for:

Supernatural

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Night Court (1986)

Corpse Bride

Beetlejuice (both movies)

Doctor Sleep

Charmed (the original one)

The Labyrinth (David Bowie movie)

Krull (1983)

Secret Obsession (netflix movie)

Day of the Dead: Bloodline

The Walking Dead (seasons 1-7) I get pissed with the show when I get to parts of season 7 so I stop watching and restart from the beginning of the show

Umbrellas Academy

Z Nation

Warehouse 13

Repo! The Genetic Opera

Dead by Daylight

Adventure Time

The Big Bang Theory

Friends

Suicide Squad (both movies)

Futurama

Slashers: Ghostface (preferably Stu), Michael Myers, Thomas Hewitt, Jason, Brahms Hillshire

Star Trek: TNG, Voyager, Lower Decks, TOS, SNW

My Bloody Valentine: Both 1981 and 2009 movies so please be specific with which one you want

Markiplier & Jacksepticeye egos

Masterlist

Supernatural

Yandere Dean hcs

Yandere Shapeshifter hcs

Yandere Sam hcs

Yandere Archangels request

Yandere Castiel hcs

Yandere Lucifer hcs

Yandere Casifer hcs

Yandere Casifer with Trans!reader request

Yandere Archangels soulmates request

Yandere Michael!Dean w/ soulmate fem!Reader ask

Dead by daylight

Platonic Yandere killers reaction to child reader

Yandere Leon with Killer!reader request

Yandere Leon with Killer!reader pt.2 request

Platonic Yandere (HOY) Trapper & Huntress with tween!reader request

Platonic Yandere Huntress & Trapper request 

Yandere Nemesis hcs request

Yandere Killers & Survivors request pt.1

Yandere Killers & Survivors request pt.2

Yandere Doctor hcs request

Plantonic yandere (HOY) Trapper & Huntress pt.2

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Yandere Jake Peralta hcs

Yandere Jake with Lawyer!reader request

Yandere Jake

Yandere Rosa

Yandere Amy

Yandere Charles request

Star Trek

Yandere Q request

Yandere William Riker

Yandere Brad Boimler

Yandere Spock (SNW)

Yandere Data

Yandere Tom Paris

Umbrella Academy

Yandere Five with Soft!reader request

Yandere Five hcs

Yandere Luther hcs

Yandere Diego hcs

The Walking Dead

Yandere Daryl with motherly!reader hcs request

Yandere Daryl motherly!reader hcs pt.2 request

Yandere Daryl

Yandere Daryl VS Rick hcs/sorta request

Yandere Rick VS Governor request

Yandere Rick hcs

Yandere Grown Carl hcs

Yandere Michonne hcs

Yandere Governor request

Tim Burton

Yandere Victor Van Dort hcs (Corpse Bride)

Yandere Emily hcs (Corpse Bride)

Yandere Beetlegleuse hcs (BeetleJuice)

Miscellaneous (Aka writing that doesn’t have their own category yet)

Yandere Brahms Heelshire (The boy)

Yandere Elliot Stabler (L&O SVU)

Yandere Mack Thompson (Z Nation) hcs

Yandere Black Mask/Roman Sionis (DC/BOP)

Yandere Pete Latimer (Warehouse 13) hcs

Yandere Homelander (The Boys) hcs

Yandere Joker (Suicide Squad)  hcs (Fight me on this)

Yandere Piper Hallowell (Charmed) hcs

Yandere Leo (Charmed)  hcs

Yandere Colwyn (Krull) hcs

Yandere Danny Torrance (Doctor Sleep) hcs I love Ewan McGregor 

Yandere Max (Day of the dead: Bloodline) hcs

Yandere Wilford Warfstache hcs

Yandere Antisepticeye hcs

Ocs

Currently redesigning how these guys look like

Tyler from my yandere song fic

Evan ( Yandere Landlord)

Daniel (Yandere Slasher)

Hudson (Yandere Cop/Sheriff)

Luke (Yandere Childhood friend/Bully)

Damien (Yandere Teacher)

Zachary (Yandere zombie apocalypse survivor)

Derek (Yandere Hypnotist/ Therapist)

Ashton (Yandere Neighbor)

Zeke (Yandere robot boss)

William (Yandere Prisoner)

Adrian (Yandere Asylum patient)

Devon (Yandere Priest)

Jason (Yandere Step father)

Max (Yandere step brother)

Anthony (Yandere slasher/homicide survivor)

Ryan (Yandere childhood friend)

Ewan (Yandere military man) 

Unnamed (Yandere boss)

Unnamed (Yandere AI robot house)

[monmuses]

nurturing-starlight​:

Damien watches quietly for a moment, he’s used to the frustration towards his father, after all he has quite a bit of his own as of late. Leaving him there all alone because he somehow earned his way back into Heaven. For now, he doesn’t say anything else about Satan and watches Betelegeuse as he sets the log ablaze with green tinted fire.

Out of curiousity, he reaches his hand out to take some of the fire in his palm, staring at it with his head tilted, and for a moment a grin crosses his face. Like the little menace he is, he lets the fire completely overtake his body, and proceeds to sit there like it’s the most normal thing in the world.

“I thought you only dealt with humans or something. But I bet you can’t do something like this.” He’s got a cocky grin and everything, though there’s a moment where he tilts his head again. “You can’t be around all the time though. I’ll have to deal with it on my own, that’s all. And no my horns or wings haven’t come in yet, why?”

     The bandaids had all been placed to cover his cuts, which could hopefully ease the stinging in his body. He was just about to say something before watching his cousin cover himself in the same flames he made. Huh, that was new. All he did was stare with surprise, not flinching from the flames. It was still hot, but thankfully, he didn’t need to worry about being set ablaze too.

     “To a certain degree,” he chuckled. “Other demons are fun to mess with sometimes. You’ll learn when you get older, kiddo. Trust me.”

     That was true. Beetlejuice couldn’t be around all the time, and there were days where he’d be hanging out with Lydia or back at the Netherworld in his Roadhouse. He gave a soft nod, patting his head and brushing off the flames in his hair.

     “Y’know you can always spend the day with your good ol’ uncle BJ, right? I got a Roadhouse you can crash at anytime you wanna get away from Hell,” he assured him. “Just... uh, your wings is where they’re gonna be here.” To demonstrate, he gently pressed a finger on each shoulder blade. “Keep ‘em safe when they do come out, ‘kay? Hell, when they do come out, I want you to show ‘em to me. A kiddo like you deserves to show off somethin’, okay?”

[ashley-slashley]

horror would you rather 2

have nightmares in the same vein as david kessler, or have nightmares controlled by freddy krueger

die by falling down a flight of cement stairs (e.g. damien karras), or die by getting impaled by a metal pole (e.g. father brennan)

deal with david kessler while visiting england, or deal with brahms hillshire while visiting england

do jury duty in a trial where steve freeling is suing his job for building a neighborhood on a cemetery, or be in the audience of the dr. oz show where herbert west is presenting the re-agent

introduce damien karras to doom, or binge watch tales from the internet videos with ash williams

be in an episode of the monkees with patrick bateman, or watch head (1968) with the cenobites

take a painting class with carrie white, or play paintball with ellen ripley

play the sims with chop top sawyer, or play dress up games with baby firefly

babysit damien thorn, or babysit carol anne freeling

be roommates with seth brundle, or have a variety show (e.g. eric andre) with captain spaulding

go to disney world with crawford tillinghast, or go to universal studios with louis tully

reenact the music video of kate bush's wuthering heights with hannibal lecter, or go to a kate bush concert with david kessler and jack goodman

be neighbors with laurie strode, or be neighbors with damien karras

take regan macneil to build-a-bear, or go to legoland with patrick bateman

watch margaret white fight chris macneil, or watch robert thorn fight brock williams (ash williams' dad)

be adopted by the addams family, or be a distant relative of the munsters

cosplay as walter white and jesse eisenberg with stu macher, or do a group cosplay as walter white with ash williams and chet kaminski

hide in the airducts with xenomorph, or live in a treehouse with yautja

watch classic ytps with ash williams, or browse 4chan with chucky

go to an alice cooper concert with jason voorhees, or go to a led zeppelin concert with ash williams

fight dr. loomis, or fight mrs. baylock (nanny from the omen)

be friends with christopher lee dracula, or be friends with jack goodman

be stuck in a room with norman bates, or be stuck in a room with kurt kunkle (dude from spree)

wake up in racoon city (resident evil for a self note), or wake up in silent hill

have hannibal lecter be your psychiatrist, or have damien karras be your psychiatrist

be haunted by jack goodman, or be stuck on an island with herbert west

throw dog biscuits at david kessler, or watch freddy krueger fight vince mcmahon

turn seth brundle into a marketable plushie, or turn dr. pretorius (from beyond (1986)) into a funko pop

be stuck at the bus stop in rock bottom with ash williams, or send billy lenz to brazil

go to the zoo on the same day as damien thorn and his mother, or break into a whale tank with beetlejuice

fuck around at a power plant with nosferatu, or violate osha regulations with harry warden

go to the slaughtered lamb (aawil), or go to the double r diner (twin peaks)

watch a tales from the internet video about stu macher, or watch an absolute mad lads video about david kessler

go on a date with jack goodman, or set up egon spengler with janine melnitz

be on whose line is it anyway with david powers and the lost boys, or watch captain spaulding's museum be featured in an episode of american pickers

watch the chris chan documentary with crawford tillinghast, watch any of wendigoon's iceberg videos with herbert west

take ballroom dancing classes with ash williams, or have chop top sawyer be your freestyle dance teacher

fight andrew tate with jennifer check, or fight dr. oz with herbert west

watch frank cotton be a guest on the dick cavett show, or watch margaret white be a guest on the view

celebrate the holidays with david kessler and jack goodman, or celebrate the holidays with billy loomis and stu macher

attend a seminar where fake doctors (e.g. dr. phil, dr. oz) are speaking with dr. loomis, or protest the seminar with herbert west and frederick frankenstein (young frankenstein)

go on a date with david kessler, or sleep with jack goodman

go to spencer's with dr. frank-n-furter, or go to hot topic with shorty the klown

take all the halloween candy from "TAKE ONE" bowls on candy on halloween with michael myers, or leave just one piece of candy from a bowl on someone's porch with freddy krueger

diy your halloween costumes with carrie white, or buy a shit quality costume from spirit halloween with stu macher

[iz1331]

From the exclusive clips 'Til Death Do Us Park: Beetlejuice/Betelgeuse and Lydia's First Dance from Beetlejuice Beetlejuice digital extras. (Full vid in the source link)

No wonder that set piece was "levitating", Michael was moving it away so Winona won't bump into it 🥹 (so it won't get knocked over and break, but y'know, small details 🙂‍↔️)

(Michael actually brought it over as a bouquet to say congratulations when the scene got wrapped. Over the top, but I like it, something Beej would definitely do 😭😆)

[rtfics]

Burn Gorman.

I loved his Father Damien.

I've been a fan of his since I saw him years ago in Bleak House on PBS.

He's absolutely excellent as one of the murder suspects in a perfect adaptation of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. If you like him, or like well done, very dark murder mysteries, the 3 part series is well worth the watch.

Part 1.

Part 2.

Part 3.

Burn about his character:

Burn at the UK premiere of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

[26cyberworms]

I am winning.

We are all Shaggy at heart

Kin list just dropped😍 (don’t worry guys I am medicated)

[lesbians4shaynetopp]

Smosh Theatre AU pt. 6 (jesus im obessesed)

Dogfight

Rose- Kimmy

Eddie- Damien

Boland- Shayne

Bernstein- Noah

Marcy- Olivia

I just love this show man. That’s all. Go listen PLEASE.

Beetlejuice

Betelgeuse- Damien

Lydia- Olivia

Barbra- Courtney

Adam- Noah

Charles- Shayne

Delia/Mrs. Argentina- Kimmy

BACK ON MY BULLSHIT: Damien needs to BE Betelgeuse man. And Courtney and Noah being Barbra and Adam are literally perfect. Also Delia/Mrs. Argentina have the exact voice I envision Kimmy having like— her belting in What I Know Now. Idk this cast is such a perfect fit in my eyes.

The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals

Paul- Noah

Emma- Sarah

Professer- Damien

Bill- Ian

Ted- Keith

Charlotte- Olivia

Sam- Shayne

Alice- Courtney

(These roles include all of the roles those same actors also play; i.e. Courtney would also play Zoë and Shayne would also play the boss)

So @damimenhaas did Starkid, so I have to too. DAMIEN AS PROFESSER HIDGENS LETS TALK ABOUT THIS. LITERALLY SHOW STOPPING NUMBER COULDNT GET MORE ATTRACTIVE. And then Courtney doing Not Your Seed 😍😍😍. Keith with his little homeless guy verse during La Dee Dah Dah Day I feel like he would go to town on that. Like make it all gospel-y. IAN AND COURTNEY BEING FATHER ANd DAUGHTER. Anyways, yeah.

[brokehorrorfan]

Blu-ray Review: The Omen Collection

In the pantheon of religious horror, the holy trinity consists of The Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby, and The Omen. Although The Omen arrived last, opening on June 6, 1976, it arguably offers more excitement than its satanic brethren (which is not to say that it is a superior film). Likely to be considered a slow-burner by today's standards, the picture builds tension and unravels a mystery at a meticulous pace, but it's punctuated by elaborate, Rube Goldberg-ian death scenes.

The Omen spawned a trilogy of films, a made-for-television sequel, and a modern remake. Scream Factory has collected all five movies in The Omen Collection, which is limited to 10,000 units. Besting Fox's earlier Blu-ray set - which omitted Part IV and featured some of the worst box set packaging known to man - each film is packaged in an individual Blu-ray case with original artwork within a rigid slipcover case. It boasts a deluge of extras, new and old.

In the original film, American diplomat Robert Thorn (Gregory Peck, To Kill a Mockingbird) and his wife, Katherine (Lee Remick, Anatomy of a Murder), adopt a baby named Damien (Harvey Stephens) after their own child is stillborn. Beginning with his fifth birthday, a string of mysterious deaths surround Damien. Upon being presented with convincing evidence by a photographer (David Warner, Tron), Robert becomes convinced that his son is none other than the antichrist, and he is faced with the task of stopping him to prevent Armageddon.

Firing on all cylinders, The Omen is an exemplary horror film. Working from a well-constructed script by David Seltzer (Shining Through, Prophecy), director Richard Donner grounds the story firmly in reality. The fantastical elements are easy to swallow, as each and every incident in the plot could be mere coincidence. Peck brings a gravitas to the production, leading a strong cast in which Remick also holds her own. Even the six-year-old Stephens, who never acted before and did very little after, is convincingly malevolent.

John Richardson's (Aliens, Harry Potter) special effects for the proto-Final Destination deaths - including one of the greatest beheadings ever committed on celluloid - remain shocking after more than 40 years. Cinematographer Gilbert Taylor (Star Wars: A New Hope, Dr. Strangelove) captures it all with clean camerawork, while Jerry Goldsmith (Alien, Gremlins) provides a chilling orchestral score elevated to pure evil with choral chanting.

The Omen has been newly mastered in 4K from the original negative, approved by Donner, for the new release. The result is a pristine presentation with improved detail and color saturation over Fox’s previous high-definition transfer. The Omen carries a whopping four audio commentaries. One, featuring special project consultant Scott Michael Bosco, is new. His audio sounds compressed - as if it were recorded on a cell phone - but it's dense with details focusing on the theological aspects. Bosco often digresses, but I appreciate the fresh perspective rather than a historian reciting IMDb trivia.

The other audio commentaries include: a track with Donner and editor Stuart Baird (Lethal Weapon, Skyfall), in which the two old friends reminisce about the highs and lows of the production; a track with Donner and filmmaker Brian Helgeland (Mystic River, L.A. Confidential), which features as much good-natured joking as it does insight; and a track with film historians Lem Dobbs, Nick Redman, and Jeff Bond, largely focusing on Goldsmith's score. A lot of information is repeated across the commentaries, but the varying viewpoints make them all worth listening to.

Seltzer and actress Holly Palance (who plays the nanny whose suicide by hanging is among the film’s most memorable moment) sit down for new interviews. Seltzer's chat is particularly enjoyable, as he's candid and humble. He openly states that his script is not as good as the movie it birthed. He also shares what he would have done if he had the opportunity to write the sequel. Palance, the daughter of the great Jack Palance, recounts her naivety about working on her first film and shooting her iconic death scene. The final new extra is an appreciation of The Omen's score by composer Chris Young, who says he looked to Goldsmith's progression across The Omen trilogy as he was scoring the Hellraiser films. It's fascinating to hear one accomplished professional praise another in their field.

All of the archival extras are ported over: a thorough, 15-minute interview with Donner from 2008; 666: The Omen Revealed, a 46-minute retrospective from 2000 featuring crew members along with religious experts to provide context; The Omen Revelations, which is essentially a streamlined version of 666, recycling much of its footage in 24 minutes; Curse or Coincidence, in which the crew recounts a variety of curious incidents that nearly derailed the production; an introduction by Donner; a deleted scene with commentary by Donner; an older interview with Seltzer, which features a lot of the same information as the new one; and an interview with Goldsmith about his score. There's also an appreciation of The Omen by filmmaker Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street), in which the master of horror waxes poetic about the influential picture for 20 minutes; Trailers from Hell trailer commentary by filmmaker Larry Cohen (The Stuff), who cites The Omen as one of his favorite movies; the trailer; TV spots; radio spots; and four image galleries: stills, behind-the-scenes, posters and lobby cards, and publicity.

Following the massive success of the first film, Fox fast-tracked a sequel, Damien: Omen II, to open in 1978. Having narrowly survived the events of The Omen, a 12-year-old Damien (Jonathan Scott-Taylor) now lives with his affluent uncle, Richard Thorn (William Holden, Sunset Blvd.), aunt, Ann (Lee Grant, In the Heat of the Night), and cousin, Mark (Lucas Donat), in Chicago. Damien is ostensibly a well-adjusted kid, unaware of who - or what - he is, but those who cross him wind up dead in freak accidents.

Omen II's plotting mirrors that of the first film, but the mystery aspect that made the original so effective is gone. The viewer knows from the start that Damien is, in fact, the antichrist, so they're left waiting for the characters to catch up. The plot dedicates an inordinate amount of time to Thorn's business enterprises, which is only vaguely paid of in the next installment when Damien rises to power. On the bright side, there are several admirably inventive deaths in the tradition of the first, from a bird attack that would make Alfred Hitchcock jealous to a visceral elevator bisection to a harrowing scene of a man trapped in a pond under ice.

Since Donner had moved on to Superman and Seltzer was either uninterested or not asked (depending on the source) to pen the sequel, a new creative team was employed. Stanley Mann (Firestarter, Conan the Destroyer) and Mike Hodges (Get Carter, Flash Gordon) wrote the script, with the latter set to direct. Hodges only shot for a few days, during which he quickly fell behind schedule, before being swiftly replaced by Don Taylor (Escape from the Planet of the Apes). Goldsmith returns to score with a worthy successor, retaining the signature sound while expanding it to incorporate electronics.

Leo McKern is the only returning cast member, reprising his role as archaeologist Carl Bugenhagen in the prologue. Peck's formidable presence is sorely missed, but Holden - who, incidentally, turned down the lead role in The Omen - and Grant bring some prestige to the production. Scott-Taylor is a convincing surrogate for Stephens, but the child acting leaves a bit to be desired. It's offset by a supporting cast that includes Lance Henriksen (Aliens), Lew Ayres (All Quiet on the Western Front), Sylvia Sidney (Beetlejuice), Allan Arbus (M*A*S*H), and Meshach Taylor (Mannequin).

Damien: Omen II's Blu-ray disc features new interviews with Grant, who is proud of the sequel and shares a funny anecdote about discovering her first wrinkle while filming; Foxworth, who was able to get to know Holden, one of his heroes, on their daily commute; and actress Elizabeth Sheppard, who proudly discusses working with Holden as well as Vincent Price (on The Tomb of Ligeia). In a separate featurette, Sheppard narrates a gallery of her personal photos from the shoot, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the bird attack sequence.

Since Omen II's mythology has little biblical foundation, Bosco's new commentary features even more tenuous tangents, but it affords him the opportunity to discuss the franchise more subjectively. An archival commentary with producer Harvey Bernhard proves to be a bit more informative. The disc also includes a vintage making-of featurette consisting of clips, interviews, and footage from the set, along with the trailer, a TV spot, a radio spot, and a still gallery.

The Omen trilogy came to a conclusion in 1981 with Omen III: The Final Conflict - although it proved not to be final after all. As prophesied, Damien (Sam Neill, Jurassic Park), now 33 - the same age as Jesus when he was crucified - has risen to political power. Following the U.S. ambassador to Great Britain’s ghastly suicide, Damien is appointed the position, which was once held by his adoptive father. The only true foe for the antichrist is, naturally, Christ himself. Rather than bringing about the apocalypse, as the franchise had been driving toward since the beginning, Damien attempts to prevent the second coming in a sanctimonious conclusion to the story arc.

While no successor could top the original Omen, its first sequel smartly embraced the gratuitous death scenes. For the third installment, however, director Graham Baker (Alien Nation) made a conscious effort to avoid them. Instead, he delivers inept monks trying to assassinate Damien with the Seven Daggers of Megiddo, while the antichrist’s legion of apostles murder newborn males who are the potential Christ child. Andrew Birkin's (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) script leans further into religiosity at the expensive of the horror elements while interjecting silly mythology akin to Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers.

Omen III: The Final Conflict's Blu-ray disc features new interviews with Baker, who takes a truly retrospective look back on the film, comparing the society of today to that of when it was produced; Birkin, who hadn't seen The Omen when he first met for the gig and wasn't particularly impressed when he finally watched it; and production assistant Jeanne Ferber, who explains how she was among those polled by Bernhard to help choose the lead, with Neill selected unanimously.

For his final commentary in the set, Bosco is back to pointing out the film's connections to scripture, leading to a lengthy tirade comparing Christianity and Judaism. An archival track with Baker has a few nuggets of information among extended gaps of silence, but most of his points are addressed more concisely in the new interview. Special features are rounded out by the trailer, TV spots, and a still gallery.

Although The Omen’s main storyline continued with two more book sequels, Fox opted to use the familiar title for a made-for-television movie on their budding network in 1991. Although dubbed Omen IV: The Awakening, the film largely serves as a remake of the original film but with a female antichrist. After numerous failed attempts to get pregnant, politician Gene York (Michael Woods) and his wife, Karen (Faye Grant, V), adopt an orphan girl. Seven years later, Delia (Asia Vieira, A Home at the End of the World) becomes increasingly violent and manipulative, leaving a trail of bodies in her wake.

Similar to Omen II's production troubles, Omen IV started with Jorge Montesi (Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal) in the director's chair, but he was fire mid-shoot and replaced by Dominique Othenin-Girard (Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers). Writer Brian Taggert (Poltergeist III) keeps the basic structure of Seltzer's original script intact, but the details of each beat are altered and the death scenes are subdued for TV. In addition to gender-swapping the creepy kid, it's the mother who is proactive this time around.

Despite maintaining the general outline of The Omen, the plot is harder to believe this time around, stretching the required suspension of disbelief to include psychics that can read auras. The most ludicrous plot point comes in the form of a shoehorned connection to The Omen mythology. This "twist" canonically positions Omen IV as a sequel rather than a thinly-veiled remake, but it feels more like a low-budget knockoff than an official installment in the franchise.

Omen IV: The Awakening doesn't have any audio commentaries, but its Blu-ray debut includes a new interview with Taggert, who breaks down several of the major choices made in the script. It also contains The Omen Legacy, a feature-length documentary on the franchise that aired on TV in 2001. Narrated by Jack Palance (City Slickers), it finds cast and crew members (including a couple of folks who don't appear in any other special features) and religious figures (the Church of Satan’s high priestess among them) discussing all four films while playing up the alleged curse. The trailer and a still gallery are also included.

Amidst the onslaught of horror remakes that dominated the early 2000s, Fox shrewdly capitalized with The Omen in 2006 - on 6/6/06, to be exact. Director John Moore (Max Payne) offers slick production value and an inspired cast, but it feels wholly unnecessary considering how closely it follows the original script. Seltzer is the only credited writer, but it's unclear if his 40-year-old script was simply polished off or if he was involved in re-writes, as there are some subtle changes to contemporize it. While it fails to bring anything new to the table, it’s a stronger effort than Omen IV.

Liev Schreiber (Scream) and Julia Stiles (10 Things I Hate About You) star as the Thorns. Talented as they are, they lack the chemistry of Peck and Remick. Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick is successfully creepy as the new Damien, while the role's originator, Harvey Stephens, makes a quick cameo. In a particularly motivated bit of stunt casting, Mia Farrow (Rosemary's Baby) plays the antichrist's new nanny. David Thewlis (Harry Potter) and Pete Postlethwaite (The Lost World: Jurassic Park) also have supporting roles.

The remake is the only Blu-ray in the set that doesn't offer any new special features. The existing extras cover a lot of ground, but it would’ve been interesting to hear the crew reflect back on it. Omenisms is a 37-minute documentary exploring the pressures of making a movie with a release date set in advance, even showing Moore losing his temper and yelling at a producer. It feels very of its time, with director Stephen French  treating the piece like a hip art film, but it contains a lot of great material.

Moore, producer Glenn Williamson, and editor Dan Zimmermann participate in an audio commentary that's fairly informative but doesn't touch on many of the trials and tribulations showcased in Omenisms. There's also a featurette about Marco Beltrami (Scream) recording his score at the legendary Abbey Road Studio; Revelation 666, a cheesy TV special tracing the history, interpretation, and theories of 666; unrated, extended scenes, including a longer version of the ending; and theatrical trailers.

While The Exorcist remains the be-all and end-all of occult horror, The Omen franchise as a whole is more consistent. The first three Omen films comprise a cohesive trilogy, while Part IV and the remake each offer a fresh, if flawed, perspective on the material. Between the movies, commentaries, interviews, and featurettes, The Omen Collection contains over 30 hours of content, making it an unbelievable value and a must-have for any horror collector.

The Omen Collection is available now on Blu-ray via Scream Factory.