‘Children of the Corn’ at 40: Fritz Kiersch Adds Sugar to Stephen King’s Story [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

“Question not my judgment, Malachai. I am the giver of His word.” It’s the summer of 1984. The pavement is hot, the corn is high, and the eerie voices of children can be heard singing in a distant barn. Something sinister walks behind the rows. Is it a cult of killer children ripped from the […]

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Taking Inventory on the Best and Worst Stephen King Sequels [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

With their Bag of Bones mailbag episodes, The Losers’ Club answers questions submitted by their Overlook patrons. Each Bag features assorted Qs that traditionally range from absurd to essential, genius to gross, and weird to wild. As such these are freewheelin’ outings for the gang that are as unpredictable as they are hilarious — and […]

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‘Saw X’ and Five Other Horror Franchises That Reached Tenth Installments

Live or die. The choice is yours. But if you reach ten sequels, shit’s probably going to get weird. This week, the Saw franchise returns with Saw X. Which means people really like to see other people tortured and I’m judging every single one of us. It also means the Saw franchise has done something quite special. Not many horror […]

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These 7 New Horror Movies Are Releasing This Week!

A long-running horror franchise based on a classic Stephen King tale returns with a brand new installment this week, and it’s joined by six additional new release horror movies. Here’s all the new horror releasing March 21 – March 26, 2023! For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar. First up, the […]

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Corn Crazies: The 10 Strangest Moments in the ‘Children of the Corn’ Franchise

Forty-six years after publication, Stephen King’s Children of the Corn has become a B-horror institution. The short story, which first ran in a 1977 issue of Penthouse, follows a bickering couple who run afoul of a murderous cult of corn-worshiping children on a back road in Nebraska. A bleak example of horror in the daylight, the […]

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‘Children of the Corn’ Remake Stalks Blu-ray in May

Director Kurt Wimmer‘s new take on Stephen King‘s horror novel Children of the Corn first arrived in theaters earlier this month, and up next it comes to Digital on March 21. What about physical media, you ask? We’ve learned this week that Children of the Corn 2023 will be hitting Blu-ray on May 9, 2023, with Deleted Scenes included […]

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Stephen King’s ‘Children of the Corn’ – Comparing the Short Story, Original Movie, and 2023 Remake

Stephen King’s short story “The Children of the Corn” has been catnip to horror filmmakers for nearly fifty years. Originally published in the March 1977 issue of Penthouse, the tale of a quarreling couple who stumble onto a murderous cult of children in a Nebraska cornfield was included the following year in King’s first short […]

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‘Children of the Corn’ Gets Mean and Monstrous With Stephen King’s Story [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

There’s a new crop in the cornfields. Yes, the long-running Children of the Corn franchise is back yet again with another installment. In fact, it’s the third eponymously titled feature of the brand (following 1984’s and 2009’s), only this one comes from the mind of writer-director Kurt Wimmer, who has harvested his own reimagining of […]

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6 New Horror Movies Releasing This Week Including ‘Children of the Corn’!

We move from February into March this week, which means the arrival of Scream VI is now just over one week away. But before we get there, we’ve got other fresh horrors to consume. This week, SIX brand new horror movies will be released, and included in the mix is the latest installment in a […]

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‘Children of the Corn’ Review – Eleventh Entry Pleads a Strong Case to Let the Franchise Die

Stephen King‘s 1977 short story inspired an entire Children of the Corn franchise nearly a dozen deep, each new entry drifting further away from the source material. Writer/Director Kurt Wimmer (Equilibrium, Ultraviolet) keeps that momentum going with the franchise’s eleventh installment, an entry that bears very little in common with King’s story other than murderous kids, an abundance of corn, […]

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‘Children of the Corn’ Remake Will Show “He Who Walks Behind the Rows” [Exclusive]

Director Kurt Wimmer’s new take on Stephen King’s horror story Children of the Corn has been acquired for release by RLJE Films and Shudder, with the companies recently announcing that the film will first hit theaters on March 3 for an 18-day theatrical run.  King’s story and the franchise it birthed followed murderous children who worshipped the mysterious entity “He Who Walks […]

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‘Children of the Corn’ Remake Trailer Gives Rise to a New Generation of Killer Kids

Director Kurt Wimmer‘s new take on Stephen King‘s horror novel Children of the Corn has been acquired for release by RLJE Films and Shudder, with the companies recently announcing that the film will first hit theaters on March 3 for an 18-day theatrical run. The new movie will then arrive on demand and digital on March 21. Today, […]

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Stephen King News Roundup: On ‘The Boogeyman’, ‘Holly’, and Banned Books [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

Winter is fierce, but the heat is on across King’s Dominion. So, once again, The Losers’ Club is putting on their shades, revving up their Plymouth Fury, and feeling the breeze in Hollywood King. Yes, it’s another high-octane news episode that finds Losers Michael Roffman, Justin Gerber, Dan Caffrey, and Randall Colburn cycling through all the […]

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‘Children of the Corn’ Remake Finally Getting March Release from RLJE Films and Shudder

One of the first movies to film during the early days of the pandemic back in 2020, director Kurt Wimmer‘s new take on Stephen King‘s horror novel Children of the Corn has been off the map completely for a while now, but Deadline breaks the silence this afternoon. The new movie has been acquired for March 2023 release by […]

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5 of This Week’s Coolest Horror Collectibles Including the First Ever ‘Children of the Corn’ Toys!

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products released each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more. Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week! Ghostbusters II Print from Magnoli Props Ghostbusters II is set on New Year’s Eve, so ring in the new year with […]

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