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Children of the Corn

1984 ·1h 32m · ★ 5.7 (1,112)

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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2 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
28
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
66
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
29
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
60
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
36
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
83
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
50
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
28
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
66
Discover with this DNA
Sacrifice

Content Warnings

Child in DangerTaboo ContentDehumanization
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TMDB Keywords

based on short storychildren gangcornfieldevil preacherfolk horrorhuman sacrificekiller childpaganismpreacherreligious cultsmall town

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