Classic Horror

Great book really enjoyed it on Audible but unfortunately found the female narration irritating and sometimes comical. Most of the characters were male, so Holly Palance would speak deep to sound like a man, which just sounded odd. The attempt at an English almost cockney accent for the journalist was dreadful, very Dick Van Dyke ... Sorry such a shame because the story itself is brilliant and horrifying

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An interesting read.

A bit of a standard rating perhaps. However, I felt like it is fitting to what I have experienced while listening to the book.

It starts off at a nice pace, captivating the reader (or in my case listener) from the very beginning. I found myself wanting to find out more. Hooked on the suspense. Perhaps knowing the book itself is about the “Antichrist” builds the suspense for the author as we expect some ominous and dangerous things to happen.

Nevertheless, I thought the story was excellent. The only bad thing I can say was that I was expecting more “paranormal” things to be happening. Maybe a little more descriptions on the curious behaviour of Damien. This is probably my own fault as I do enjoy your typical paranormal books/movies (e.g the Exorcist and the Conjuring universe).

Performances were great. I loved how the different accents were used and I think it gave more life to the story.

I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the paranormal trope but also to anyone who likes reading about religion and how it can be interpreted in various ways. Definitely would suggest this book to a mature audience, maybe young adults and above as some of the descriptions in the book are graphic and can be triggering to some people.

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Superb

This is a fantastic adaption of Seltzer’s own script - interesting to see the changes from the original film - most notably the reporter Jennings. Holly Palance does a great job narrating. A horror classic in film (well, avoid the remake), book and now audio.

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better than the film

amazing. i consistenly found myself being unable to wait to find time to listen to this and using any and every available minute to put my headphones in and listen to a bit more

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compelling

loved it was one of the better audio books that I have downloaded 😀

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A classic

A classic written in a classic writing style. It follows in the tracks of The Exorcist, etc.

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brilliant not heard another book like it

brilliant book right from the start .creepy to the hilt lol
enjoy especially in the dark

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Amazing classic!

Well narrated
Absolutely loved this and have so much more additional context to the film
Highly recommended

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Fantastic and food for thought.

I didn't realise that The Omen was based on a book until I saw this feature on a list of immersive horror tales. A big fan of the concept and the movie, I immediately came to audible and bought it for myself. I was not disappointed.

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excellent book. better than the film

a great classic book. well narrated highly recommend to anyone who likes the movie.

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