Children of the Corn
by Stephen Kingliterary work· published 1977
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"Children of the Corn" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in the March 1977 issue of Penthouse, and later collected in King's 1978 collection Night Shift. The story has been adapted into several films, spawning a horror feature film franchise of the same name beginning in 1984. In 2009, the story was included in the book Stephen King Goes to the Movies.
Adaptations (2)
Children of the Corn has been adapted into 2 films, from 1984 to 2020.
Children of the Corn1984 · film · 92 min · dir. Fritz Kiersch · IMDb ↗A traveling couple end up in an abandoned Nebraska town inhabited by a cult of murderous children who worship a demon that lives in the local cornfields.
Children of the Corn2020 · film · 93 min · dir. Kurt Wimmer · IMDb ↗A psychopathic twelve-year-old girl in a small town in Nebraska recruits all the other children and goes on a bloody rampage, killing the corrupt adults and anyone else who opposes her. A bright high schooler who won't go along with the plan is the town's only hope of survival.
