Horror Weekly News: The First Omen Trailer Drop. Late Night With The Devil arrives in theatres March 22nd.

 

You have been warned. 

THE FIRST OMEN is going to be the most terrifying movie of the year. 

Is it though? 

The trailer gives the audience a taste of what the movie is going to be like but either the movie lacks eerie scenes or the trailer is keeping it concealed. 

The First Omen is a prequel to the THE OMEN series which began in 1976. Three sequels later, there was a remake in 2006 after which we finally have a prequel that will tell us all about how the Antichrist managed to come into this world. 

The movie trailer opens with a woman strapped to a table as doctors and nurses subject her to a forceful procedure. The woman laughs and reveals the numbers 666 on the roof of her mouth. 

We then see Margaret, an American who is now in Rome, beginning her life at church.

 

 She is in charge of young girls and finds one who is rather timid. As she grows closer to her, she learns her name is Carlita and that everyone is warning to stay away from her as she has a touch of madness. 

Margaret becomes protective of her but strange things begin to happen around her. A girl goes mad and sets herself on fire, people keep dying and Margaret learns that there is a sinister plan for Carlita. 

We then see Carlita in her room, telling herself over and over again that it is not real. A voice comes from the darkness, asking her what is not real? 

She freaks out. 

The trailer hints that we may finally witness the origin story of the woman who birthed the Antichrist. This is her story and some people with higher power were well aware of what they wanted to bring into this world. 

The movie is directed by Arkasha Stevenson who is also the writer along with Tim Smith and Keith Thomas. 

The movie stars Nell Tiger Free, Nicole Sorace, Bill Nighy, and Ralph Ineson. 

THE FIRST OMEN releases on April 5th. 

Who doesn’t like late night talk shows? 

For years, it has been the kind of shows celebrities visit to promote movies and before that it used to be for people with talents who finally got a stage to showcase them. 

The latest horror movie is based on a 70s talk show and has already received acclaim from critics, including author Stephen King who has called it absolutely brilliant and that he couldn’t keep his eyes of it. He however mentions that the audience may have a different opinion. 

But since Stephen King has said it, the movie must be good, right? All his previous recommendations have been interesting horror movies so far. 

LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL follows the found footage style and focuses on talk show host Jack Delroy who has a talk show called the Night Owls. When a tragedy strikes, relating to his wife, he must do whatever it takes to keep the show up and running or risk it being cancelled. 

And so, for his 1977 broadcast, he decides to host a Halloween special episode.

While he has invited guests to entertain the audience, he has also prepared an interview with parapsychologist and author Dr June Ross-Mitchell who has written a book called Conversations with the Devil. Her book is on a girl called Lilly who is the sole survivor of a Satanic Church’s mass suicide. 

She may also be possessed by a demon, so there’s that. Or even the devil himself. 

Jack Delroy begins interviewing the girl as well, and pushes Dr June to seek out the devil in her. Even though he has been warned, Jack is desperate for ratings and ignores the doctor’s warnings. This leads to Dr June pushing Lilly to the limits and bringing the devil to the surface. 

Of course things go very wrong quickly and Jack has to deal with the devil who seems to know about him. Can Jack save the audience members? 

The reviews for the movie that was released during the film festivals, have been positive so far. It has been described as “devilishly good fun” and one of the best indie horror movie so far. Most of the praise has been heaped on protagonist David Dastmalchian who shines in the trailer. 

The movie is written and directed by Cameron Cairnes and Colin Cairnes. It stars David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, and Ingrid Torelli. 

LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL releases on March 22nd. 

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