Children of the Corn
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.
Why it matters
A sterile retread that captures the story beats but loses the eerie heart of King’s original nightmare.
- Faithful to the source text’s plot but drains the creeping dread and atmosphere that made the 1984 original a cult staple.
- Preston Bailey’s unsettling presence is a rare flicker of life amid flat performances and uninspired characters.
- Leaning heavily on jump scares and shock over slow-building tension, it’s a cautionary example of how not to update a folk horror tale.
- Worth a look for completists tracking the Children of the Corn franchise’s uneven evolution, but newcomers should start with the original or explore fresher cult-of-children horrors.
Director
2 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
43
Slow Burn
33
Psychological
29
Supernatural
80
Creature
36
Disturbing
83
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
0
Survival
66
Ritual
