Children of the Corn takes a look at the mysteries and horrors that can be discovered if you wander too far off the beaten path while driving across America. What really goes on in the heartland among the rows of corn and creepy smiles of the way too young locals? King's short story was originally published in Penthouse in the late '70s before seeing a reprint in Skeleton Crew and the film was put out at the height of King's popularity in the mid-'80s.

The Kingcast

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311: Children of the Corn with Stephen Graham Jones

JUL 1, 202672 MIN
The Kingcast

311: Children of the Corn with Stephen Graham Jones

JUL 1, 202672 MIN

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<div> <p>NYT Best Selling Author and Kingcast favorite guest Stephen Graham Jones (The Only Good Indians, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter) makes his triumphant return to the show to delve into the rural weirdness of Stephen King's Children of the Corn. </p><p>Discussion flickers between the original King short story and the not-that-great 1984 film adaptation of the same name starring Linda Hamilton and Peter Horton. How many Corn Children could Stephen Graham Jones take out before they overwhelm him? Is there's a good movie that could be made out of this admittedly pulpy source material? What were the Corn Children up to during the events of The Stand? </p><p>All those questions are answered plus you get another patented Stephen Graham Jones wild animal encounter story, this one involving a skunk.</p></div>