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Children of the Corn

1984 · 92 min

A tense, eerie slice of rural folk horror that unsettles with its creepy child cult and isolated cornfield setting.

Directed by
Fritz Kiersch
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Tagline
And a child shall lead them...
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Fritz Kiersch
Genres
Horror, Thriller
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • faith
  • survival
  • violence
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror8
Humour2
Realism5
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

In this series

Children of the Corn Collection

  1. Children of the CornMovie · 1984 This title
  2. Children of the Corn II: The Final SacrificeMovie · 1992
  3. Children of the Corn III: Urban HarvestMovie · 1995
  4. Children of the Corn IV: The GatheringMovie · 1996
  5. Children of the Corn V: Fields of TerrorMovie · 1998
  6. Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's ReturnMovie · 1999
  7. Children of the Corn: RevelationMovie · 2001
  8. Children of the Corn: GenesisMovie · 2011
  9. Children of the Corn: RunawayMovie · 2018

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Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Fritz Kiersch
Written by
George Goldsmith
Starring
Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, R.G. Armstrong, John Franklin, Courtney Gains, Anne Marie McEvoy, Robby Kiger, Julie Maddalena
Music
Jonathan Elias
Cinematography
João Fernandes
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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