Children of the Corn (1984)

Directed by

Fritz Kiersch

Genre

horror film, slasher film, supernatural film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

R

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 1,138 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A couple traveling through Nebraska stumbles upon a rural town where all the adults have been killed. The local children have formed a violent cult that worships a malevolent entity in the cornfields.

creepytenseunsettlingatmosphericgoryeeriegrimslow-burn

What happens

Children of the Corn (advertised as Stephen King's Children of the Corn) is a 1984 American supernatural slasher film based on Stephen King's 1977 short story of the same name. Directed by Fritz Kiersch, the film's cast consists of Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, John Franklin, Courtney Gains, Robby Kiger, Anne Marie McEvoy, Julie Maddalena, and R. G. Armstrong. Set in the fictitious rural town of Gatlin, Nebraska, the film tells the story of a malevolent entity referred to as "He Who Walks Behind the Rows" which entices the town's children to ritually murder all the town's adults, as well as a couple driving across the country, to ensure a successful corn harvest. King wrote the original draft of the screenplay, which focused more on the characters of Burt and Vicky and depicted more history on the uprising of the children in Gatlin. This script was disregarded in favor of George Goldsmith's screenplay, which featured more violence and a more conventional narrative structure. Filming took place mainly in Iowa, but also in California. It spawned a franchise of films, and it has inspired the rap group with the same name. Children of the Corn was released theatrically on March 9, 1984, to mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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