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Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering

1996 · 85 min

A cheap, gloomy small-town chiller that coasts on creepy kids and dread rather than scares, watchable but forgettable.

Directed by
Greg Spence
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Tagline
In a sleepy midwestern town... A horrifying evil is about to rise again!
Overview
A bright young medical student must solve the frightening mystery that plagues the children of a small Midwestern town.

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Directed by
Greg Spence
Genres
Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • family
  • survival
  • faith
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

In this series

Children of the Corn Collection

  1. Children of the CornMovie · 1984
  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 This title
  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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