The most recent addition to this brood, Esther (Isabelle Furhman) reveals herself to be an old hand at the arts of manipulating adults, terrifying children, and causing one gruesome "accident" after another. Lighting tree houses on fire, pushing kids into traffic... It's just another day at the playground.

In the case of the Antichrist, nurture is no match for nature. No matter how loving or wealthy his parents are, bizarre fatal accidents strike down anyone who suspects the truth about little Damien Thorn (Harvey Stephens). So how do you discipline a child who can only be killed with sacred daggers? Better leave that to his Satanic nanny.