Omen IV: The Awakening

Omen IV: The Awakening

Year: 1991

Runtime: 97 mins

Language: English

Directors: Dominique Othenin-Girard, Jorge Montesi

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Damien’s prophecy is reborn! Damien Thorn is dead, but his prophecy is reborn in a mysterious girl named Delia, who is adopted by two attorneys.

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Virginia, Charlotte, North Carolina

The story unfolds primarily in Virginia where the Yorks live and adopt Delia from a nun-run orphanage, situating the family within a Southern religious milieu. A key portion of the plot shifts to Charlotte, North Carolina as investigators track Delia's origins and the sinister ties behind her birth. The setting alternates between the Yorks' home, the orphanage, a public fair, and a trail of clues that move from Virginia to North Carolina.

🇺🇸 United States 🗺️ Virginia 🕍 Nun-run Orphanage

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Main Characters – Omen IV: The Awakening (1991)

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Delia York (Asia Vieira)

Adopted from a nun-run orphanage, Delia rapidly reveals violent, calculating traits and a disturbing level of control over those around her. She embodies a growing, malevolent presence with moments that blur the line between innocence and danger, and is described as the protector of the new Antichrist: her twin brother, Alexander.

🧠 Calculating 👶 Childlike 🕷️ Manipulative

Karen York (Faye Grant)

A Virginia congressman's wife who becomes increasingly paranoid as Delia's true nature surfaces. Her pregnancy and maternal instinct drive her to uncover Delia's origins, leading to a web of revelations and ultimately fatal confrontations with Hastings and Roselli, ending in her own suicide.

🧭 Determined 🤱 Maternal 🔒 Protective

Gene York (Michael Woods)

A Virginia congressman whose family dynamics drive the adoption and early safety concerns around Delia. He remains a stabilizing figure whose political life contrasts with the escalating supernatural threat looming over his household.

🏛️ Politician 👨‍👩‍👧 Family

Jo Thueson (Ann Hearn)

A New Age practitioner hired as a nanny who senses something sinister about Delia. Her investigation, aided by an aura reader, drives the early discovery of Delia's true identity, and she is ultimately forced to confront the danger she unwittingly encountered.

🔎 Investigator 🕊️ Spiritual 🌗 Skeptical

Dr. Hastings (Madison Mason)

Delia's physician and a Satanic disciple who becomes a key conduit for the unraveling conspiracy. Hastings reveals the truth about Delia's identity and ends up becoming a casualty in the escalating conflict.

🕯️ Satanic 🔬 Scientific 🗝️ Secretive

Father James Mattson (Duncan Fraser)

A preacher who helps Karen interpret the ominous signs surrounding Delia, including warnings about the Antichrist. He provides spiritual context for the crisis, anchoring the film's religious subtext.

⛪ Clergy 🕯️ Faith

Sister Yvonne / Felicity (Megan Leitch)

The nun who raises Delia, the source of her early care and the mystery surrounding the orphanage's past. She later leaves the circle of the orphanage as the sinister plot unfolds.

🙏 Nun 🕵️ Mysterious

Miss Roselli (Andrea Mann)

The nanny who becomes a Satanic disciple aligned with Hastings. She is a target of Karen's suspicions and is ultimately killed during the unfolding confrontation.

👩‍🏫 Nanny 🕷️ Satanic Affiliation

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Major Themes – Omen IV: The Awakening (1991)

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🕯️ Antichrist Prophecy

The narrative centers on Delia's birth as a pivotal act in a modern prophecy, with occult forces and a network of Satanic disciples maneuvering behind the scenes. The film weaves religious superstition, secret rites, and dangerous ambitions into a chilling threat to the family and the wider world. Delia's existence foregrounds questions of fate, power, and the vulnerability of ordinary life to supernatural schemes.

🤰 Maternal Threat

Karen's journey into pregnancy and motherhood becomes the battleground where good and evil collide. Her attempts to protect and understand Delia thrust her into a web of conspiracies involving the orphanage and Hastings. As Karen uncovers the truth, the maternal bond is tested by intrusion, manipulation, and the looming mystery of Delia's true identity.

🔥 Dangerous Power

Delia's presence unleashes violent and manipulative forces that ripple through the family and their circle. The aura readings, fires, and deadly incidents illustrate a growing dark power centered on Delia—and later her twin brother Alexander—that defies ordinary explanation. The climax ties this malevolent energy to the symbol of 666 marked on the infant, signaling the triumph or fall of the Antichrist.

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