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Children of the Corn

1984

Fritz Kiersch

Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, John Franklin, Courtney Gains ...

5.3

11,585

Horror Young lovers on a cross-country trip stop in a small Nebraska community and make a shocking discovery. One day, three years prior to the couples' arrival, the town's children killed all of the grown-ups at the apparent behest of a demon simply dubbed "He Who Walks Behind the Rows." Based on a short story from horror scribe Stephen King's "Night Shift" collection, this film spawned a slew of bloody sequels.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"Bit scrappy but genuinely creepy horror (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Charles Cassady Jr. Common Sense Media	"[It] does raise some shudders -- then wrecks the momentum with cheap gore and a feeble finale (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"By the end of 'Children of the Corn', the only thing moving behind the rows is the audience, fleeing to the exits (…) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"Fairly entertaining, if you can stomach the gore and the sound of child actors (...) Especially effective is the film's physical look."	POS

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