Children of the Corn

Courtney Gains

Peter Horton

Linda Hamilton

R.G. Armstrong

John Franklin

Robby Kiger

Anne Marie McEvoy

Julie Maddalena

Jonas Marlowe

John Philbin

Dan Snook

David Cowen

Suzy Southam

D.G. Johnson

Patrick Boylan

Elmer Soderstrom

Teresa Toigo

Mitch Carter

Dennis Carl

Eric Freeman

Corey Frizzell

Is 'Children of the Corn' based on a book?

Children of the Corn is based on a short story of the same name by American horror writer Stephen King. The story was published first in the March 1977 isue of Penthouse Magazine before being included in King's 1978 collection Night Shift. The story was adapted for the screen by George Goldsmith. The movie was followed by seven sequels: Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1993), Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995), Children of the Corn: 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), and Children of the Corn: Genesis (2011). A TV film remake, also titled Children of the Corn, was released in 2009.

A Note Regarding Spoilers

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Who was He-Who-Walks-Behind-the-Rows?

The origins of He-Who-Walks-Behind-the-Rows was not brought out in either the movie or the short story. Some Stephen King fans, especially upon learning that the town of Hemingford is nearby, have speculated that He might be Randall Flagg. Other viewers dispute that theory and suggest He is more akin to a Lovecraftian god. King himself has neither verified nor denied either theory.