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Children of the Corn is a short story by Stephen King. Originally published in the March 1977 issue of Penthouse magazine, it later became part of his Night Shift short story collection.

The story is about a bickering married couple who, while driving cross-country in rural Nebraska, hit the body of a young boy who was thrown onto the road. Looking for the authorities, they continue 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 the adults after embracing the bloody pseudo-Christian cult of an evil being that lurks in the corn fields (known only as "He Who Walks Behind the Rows") which demands everyone above 19 years old be sacrificed to it. The children kill the wife, while the husband escapes into the cornfield, only to personally meet his end at the hands of the children's god.

Films

The story was first adapted into film as Disciples of the Crow. The story was later adapted into a film of the same name as the original story in 1984, starring Linda Hamilton. Several sequels to it have been made, loosely based on the original story. King has often tried to disassociate himself from these movies, due to the generally low quality of these films. Charlize Theron, Naomi Watts, Eva Mendes 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, Karen Black, David Carradine, Fred Williamson and Michael Ironside.

Disciples of the Crow (1983)
Children of the Corn (1984)
Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice
(1993)
Children of the Corn III
(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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