At the time I saw it the Omen spooked the crap out of me.
We had had a party at our house the night before with voluminous amounts of alcohol and pot. The next day hangover so intense that it didn’t really feel like a hangover, but almost like a mescaline high, as Jim Morrison was said to describe it.
So I and another guy in the same condition went to the afternoon movies and saw The Omen. We left the theater somewhat stunned and remained in that way for the rest of the day. Under those conditions the movie was supremely spooky and surrealistic.
I’m certain that I would not be affected that way now. Ha ha
When I was in the second grade my brother and I went to the Saturday matinee by ourselves and saw the original The Fly, with Vincent Price. I had nightmares for months.
Saw and Hostel are not “Horror” movies. Torture porn