<p>Creepy kids worship an evil corn god. Sure, why not? A little murder here, a little sacrifice there... and a whole lot of CORN. And look, Naomi's back! Turns out she's a Children of the Corn superfan and has the cred to prove it: she shares her experience at the Japanese premiere (truly), what K-I-N-G-O is all about, and more! Plus, how the 1979 Iranian Revolution inspired the movie (truly), the creepy kid genre, and Peter Lorre's final Poverty Row review (truly). Let the corny puns pop!</p><p>Thank you all for listening! Follow us on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/campkaiju">patreon.com/campkaiju</a>, leave a rating and review, follow on Instagram, send an email at [email protected], or enter the ANSWERING MACHINE ZONE at<strong> ⁠⁠⁠(612) 470-2612⁠⁠⁠.</strong></p><p></p><p>We'll see you next time for <em>Dragonslayer! </em>with Patrick Kozicky </p><p></p><p><strong>TRAILERS AND CLIPS </strong>Children of the Corn (1984), Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995), Village of the Damned (1995), The Omen (1976), Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return (1999)</p><p><strong>SHOUT OUTS &amp; SPONSORS</strong></p><ol><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://substack.com/@matthewcolelevine">Substack </a><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://substack.com/@matthewcolelevine">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Film Criticism by Matthew Cole Levine⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0CPKXX8VF/allbooks?ingress=0&amp;visitId=0f33e6b5-9700-44b5-b2ba-53de568e3379&amp;ref_=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1">Plays by Vincent S. Hannam</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://www.zlinder.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zack Linder &amp; the Zack Pack ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.g-festcon.com/">GFest 2026</a></li></ol><p>Camp Kaiju: Monster Movie Podcast. Children of the Corn (1984) Movie Review. Hosted by Vincent Hannam, Matthew Cole Levine, Naomi Osborn © 2026 Vincent S. Hannam, All Rights Reserved.</p><p></p>