Satanwatch

By Harriet Barovick, Michelle Derrow, Richard Diaz, Tam Gray, Daniel Levy, Lina Lofaro, Michele Orecklin, Flora Tartakovsky and Chris Taylor

READY FOR HIS CLOSE-UP Nazis are old. Russians are spent. We've picked on the Arabs enough. Hollywood is turning to a villain who can really inspire millennial fear: Satan. And studios are rolling out some big stars to work with him.

Palmer's Pickup (March 1999) Robert Carradine and a buddy drive cross-country hauling a crate that contains Satan

South Park (July 1999) Plucky prepubescents try to save the planet from Satan, who plans to take over when the U.S. invades Canada

Lost Souls (October 1999) Winona Ryder must convince a crime writer that he's part of a plot to help Satan walk the earth

End of Days (November 1999) Arnold Schwarzenegger tries to save New York City when Satan arrives in search of a bride

God, the Devil, and Bob (September 1999) Animated television show in which Bob is caught between God (voiced by James Garner) and Satan (voiced by Alan Cumming)

Little Nicky (in production) Adam Sandler has second thoughts about inheriting a business run by his father, Satan