If you’re looking for the ultimate horror marathon, watching the Children of the Corn movies in order will take you on a spine-chilling journey through eerie cornfields and terrifying cults.
The Children of the Corn franchise comprises 11 movies, 9 of which are part of the original story, while two are remakes, they span 36 years and start with the first film released in 1984 and end with the last one released in 2020, and today, I’ll show you how to watch them in order of their release, so you don’t miss any part of the story.
Children of the Corn movies in order
Children of the Corn (1984)
Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1992)
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)
Children of the Corn (2009)
(Remake)
Children of the Corn: Genesis (2011)
Children of the Corn: Runaway (2018)
Children of the Corn (2020)
(Remake)
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Children of the Corn
In the quiet town of Gatlin, Nebraska, something terrible is lurking beneath the cornfields. A couple stumbles upon the town while passing through, only to discover it’s run by a group of children who have been brainwashed into a deadly cult. Led by the mysterious Isaac, the kids believe in sacrificing adults to their god, “He Who Walks Behind the Rows.” The once peaceful town is now a deadly trap where the cornfields hide dark secrets, and every step brings them closer to a terrifying fate.
Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice
Just when you think the horror is over, it isn’t. A reporter and his son arrive in Gatlin to investigate the murders, but instead, they find themselves at the heart of a new nightmare. The surviving children have been relocated to a neighboring town, where the evil influence of the cornfields takes root once again. As strange accidents begin to occur and the children fall back under the spell of the deadly force, the sense of dread deepens. The small town becomes a battleground, and escaping the corn’s sinister grip seems impossible.
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
The terror moves from rural fields to the urban jungle when two orphaned brothers are adopted and taken to Chicago. But one of them brings with him the evil of the cornfields. As the younger brother plants corn in the city, dark powers begin to take hold, and a new crop of bloodthirsty children starts to form. What was once confined to a small town now spreads into the heart of the city, where the sinister power of the corn has no boundaries.
Children of the Corn: The Gathering
Now, the curse infects a new town, where a nurse returns home to care for her sick mother. But the peaceful return soon spirals into a nightmare when the local children start showing signs of possession, and an ancient evil begins to rise. The cornfields once again serve as the backdrop for unspeakable horror as children fall under the control of a demonic force from the past, and the town’s adults can do little but watch in terror.
Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
A group of friends on a road trip makes the worst detour of their lives when they wander into a small town dominated by a cornfield. Here, the children worship a deadly force that thrives on sacrifice. As the group tries to survive the cult’s twisted rituals, the cornfields become a maze of horror, with death waiting around every stalk. The feeling of dread intensifies as they realize there’s no way out, and the children are far more dangerous than they seem.
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac’s Return
Just when you thought Isaac was long gone, he returns from a coma, more terrifying than ever. As a young woman arrives in Gatlin searching for her past, she is instead thrown into Isaac’s plans to fulfill an ancient prophecy. The cornfields once again whisper with terror as Isaac’s resurrection signals the rebirth of the cult. The darkness spreads, and those caught in Isaac’s wake are dragged into a deadly game of sacrifice and survival.
Children of the Corn: Revelation
The horror rises again when a woman travels to an eerie apartment complex to find her missing grandmother. But the building holds more than just memories—it hides the remnants of the cult, still alive and still deadly. The children, driven by the same evil force, begin to show themselves, and soon, the corn itself seems to grow around her, trapping her in a nightmare she can’t escape. The feeling of suffocation grows as the past horrors return, stronger than ever.
Children of the Corn
Returning to the roots of the original terror, the 2009 remake revives the chilling story of the couple who stumbles into Gatlin. With a darker, more intense atmosphere, the cornfields once again come alive with evil, and the children, under Isaac’s guidance, are as ruthless as ever. The couple’s fight for survival is more desperate, with every turn revealing new horrors hiding among the rows of corn, ready to consume them whole.
Children of the Corn: Genesis
The terror takes a new form when a couple seeking help stumbles upon a remote farm. Here, they encounter a preacher who hides a deadly secret in his barn—an entity that feeds on the souls of children. The cornfields loom nearby, but the true horror is what lies within, waiting to be unleashed. The boundaries between the physical and the supernatural blur as the couple becomes entangled in a horrifying web of cult rituals and dark forces.
Children of the Corn: Runaway
Escaping the cult doesn’t mean escaping the terror. Ruth, a survivor of the original Gatlin massacre, has been on the run for over a decade with her son. But no matter how far she goes, the shadow of the cornfields follows. As the past catches up to her, she is drawn back into the horrifying world she fled, where the corn continues to hold a deadly power over the children it controls. The tension builds as Ruth faces a choice—confront the evil or lose everything she holds dear.
Children of the Corn
The latest reboot brings the horror into the modern age, where a young girl leads the children of a small town in a bloody revolt against the adults. The cornfields, once again, serve as the backdrop for a growing evil that spreads through the town like wildfire. As the children embrace the darkness, the adults find themselves helpless against the terror that rises from the fields, creating an atmosphere of impending doom that grips you from the start.
Each film takes the horror of the cornfields to new, terrifying heights, with the constant, underlying tension of knowing that the children—innocent as they appear—are capable of unimaginable horrors.
