"Children of the Corn"

Author	Stephen King
Country	USA
Language	English
Genre(s)	Horror short story
Released in	Penthouse (1st release), Night Shift
Publication type	Magazine
Publisher	Penthouse Media Group
Media Type	Print (Periodical & Paperback)
Released	1977

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Plot summary

A couple has set out on a cross-country road trip to California, in a failing effort to save their disintegrating marriage. While driving in rural Nebraska, they run over the body of a young boy who was killed and thrown onto the road. Looking for the authorities, they take the body on to the next spot on the map; Gatlin, a small, isolated town that seems to be abandoned. Too late, they learn that years previously the town's children murdered everyone after embracing the bloody pseudo-Christian cult of an evil being that lurks in the corn fields: "He Who Walks Behind the Rows". The wife is captured by the children and the husband barely manages to escape into the cornfields surrounding the town. After running some distance, he believes that he has lost the children that had been following him but instead discovers the body of his wife, the town's minister, and a police chief. All three have been sacrificed to "He Who Walks Behind the Rows." It is then that he realizes that he is on the holy grounds of "He Who Walks Behind the Rows" and that an enormous being with glowing red eyes is approaching... Official language(s) English Capital Lincoln Largest city Omaha Largest metro area Omaha Area  Ranked 16th  - Total 77,421 sq mi (200,520 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 0. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not discuss cult in its original sense of religious practice; for that usage see Cult (religious practice). ... Look up corn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Film, TV or theatrical adaptations

The story was first adapted into film as Disciples of the Crow. A year later, the story was adapted into a bigger-budget film under the same name as the original story, starring Linda Hamilton. This version ended with the husband setting the corn field on fire, destroying He-Who-Walks-Behind-The-Rows (temporarily, at least). Several sequels and quasi-remakes followed; King has often tried to disassociate himself from these movies, due to their perceived low quality. Charlize Theron, Naomi Watts, Eva Mendes, Brandon Kleyla, and Nicholas Brendon have all appeared in one of the sequels. Other well known actors who have made sequel appearances include Nancy Allen, Stacy Keach, Ahmet Zappa, Karen Black, David Carradine, Fred Williamson and Michael Ironside. Linda Carroll Hamilton (born September 26, 1956) is an American movie actress born in Salisbury, Maryland. ... Charlize Theron (born August 7, 1975) is an Academy Award winning South African actress and former fashion model. ... Naomi Ellen Watts (born September 28, 1968) is a British-Australian actress most famous for her roles in Mulholland Dr., the film remakes of The Ring and King Kong, as well as her Academy Award-nominated role in the film 21 Grams. ... Eva Mendes (born March 5, 1974[1]) is a Cuban American actress. ... Nicholas Brendon (born April 12, 1971 as Nicholas Brendon Schultz in Los Angeles, California), is an actor best known for his character Xander Harris in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003). ... Nancy Allen is the name of: an actress best known for her roles in films including Dressed to Kill and Blow Out,formerly married to Brian De Palma. ... Stacy Keach (born Walter Stacy Keach, Jr. ... Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa (born May 15, 1974 in Los Angeles, California) is a musician. ... Black in Five Easy Pieces, 1970 Karen Black (born July 1, 1939) is an Oscar-nominated American actress, screenwriter, singer and songwriter. ... David Carradine (born John Arthur Carradine on December 8, 1936 in Hollywood, California) is an American actor. ... Fred The Hammer Williamson (born March 5, 1938 in Gary, Indiana) was a star defensive player in the American Football League during the 1960s, playing for the Oakland Raiders and later the Kansas City Chiefs. ... Michael Ironside (born Frederick Reginald Ironside[1] on February 12, 1950) is a Canadian character actor. ...

The story in film

• Children of the Corn (1984)
• Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1993)
• Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995)
• Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996)
• Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998)
• Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return (1999)
• Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001)

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See also

• Devil-child films
• List of film series
• List of Stephen King films
• Short fiction by Stephen King

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External links

• Disciples of the Crow at the Internet Movie Database
• Children of the Corn at the Internet Movie Database