Know Ye the Signs

Another day, another remake. Stephen King believes the essence of good horror to be supernatural representation of natural fears - in the case of The Omen, Will having kids ruin my life? And the answer is, if they are the glowering bowl-barnetted brood of Anne Robinson, emphatically yes.

It is the last shot however that really makes me shiver. As the pre-school spawn of Satan having despatched his parents grips the hand of the US President and turns to camera with a Weakest Link smirk, only then does the terrifying apocalyptic significance become clear. Yes - the President of the United States is being advised by five year-olds!