{"product_id":"the-omen-9781800857070","title":"The Omen","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer, \u003ci\u003eThe Omen\u003c\/i\u003e (1976) is perhaps the best in the devil-child cycle of movies that followed in the wake of \u003ci\u003eRosemary’s Baby\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist\u003c\/i\u003e. Released to a highly suggestible public, \u003ci\u003eThe Omen\u003c\/i\u003e became a major commercial success, in no small part due to an elaborate pre-sell campaign that played and preyed on apocalyptic fears and a renewed belief in the Devil and the supernatural.                  Since polarising critics and religious groups upon its release, \u003ci\u003eThe Omen\u003c\/i\u003e has earned its place in the horror film canon. It’s a film that works on different levels, is imbued with nuance, ambiguity and subtext, and is open to opposing interpretations. Reflecting the film’s cultural impact and legacy, the name ‘Damien’ has since become a pop culture byword for an evil child.      \u003cbr\u003eAdrian Schober’s Devil’s Advocate entry covers the genesis, authorship, production history, marketing and reception of \u003ci\u003eThe Omen\u003c\/i\u003e, before going on to examine the overarching theme of paranoia that drives the narrative: paranoia about the 'end times'; paranoia about government and conspiracy; paranoia about child rearing (especially, if one strips away the layer of Satanism); and paranoia about imagined threats to the right-wing Establishment from liberal and post-countercultural forces of the 1970s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50470072713559,"sku":"9781800857070","price":78.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781800857070.jpg?v=1744897316","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-omen-9781800857070","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}