The horror movie world is littered with prequels. Sometimes some are great (Be first kill, Annabelle creation), most of them are pretty terrible (we don't need to list those here), and at least a few are surprisingly interesting (Leather face, Alien: Covenant, Dominion: A prequel to The Exorcist). Now The Omen adds a new prequel of its own to the list, called The first omenand the first teaser seems to start things off on the right foot.
The teaser, released on Wednesday, plays everything in reverse order to make sure the Satanic panic vibes roll nice and strong. We see a convent and a woman who appears to be a nun having a child – presumably Damien himself – along with a few flashes of demonic images that tease a pretty fun horror movie.
While the teaser itself is light on plot details, the YouTube description is a bit more revealing:
When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the Church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to… to bring about evil incarnate.
The return to horror franchises hasn't had a great track record lately, between Netflix's attempt at a Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie and last year's awful Exorcist entry. But it's never a bad time for the on-screen return of the Antichrist, and The first omen already seems to strike a more fun and unique tone than these stiff and self-serious films.
The first omen stars Nell Tiger Free (Game of Thrones), Bill Nighy (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest), and Ralph Ineson (The witch). The film is directed by Arkasha Stevenson (Legion). The film will be released in theaters on April 5.