Most are familiar with The Omen, the classic film about Damien, the son of Satan, but not everyone knows that the movie was supposedly cursed…
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Most are familiar with The Omen, the classic film about Damien, the son of Satan, but not everyone knows that the movie was supposedly cursed…
From mysterious lightning strikes to tragic deaths, a string of strange accidents did seem to haunt the set. Was it a curse or coincidence?
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