The latest retelling of 'Children of the Corn' is a drastic departure from Stephen King's story—and that's not a good thing. Our review:
While Children of the Corn is not the most critically-acclaimed work by master of horror Stephen King, the short story is arguably his most successful Hollywood property, at least regarding the sheer number of film adaptations. The story was first adapted into 1983’s short film Disciples of the Crow before becoming the cult-classic 1984 hit Children of the Corn, which spawned a franchise that features ten movies.
It’s easy to understand why the new Children of the Corn takes a detour to adapt King’s story. Nowadays, people are more concerned about environmental impact than religious zealots. This makes it almost commendable that the prequel chooses to reimagine a horror story connected to rural landscapes, and makes it about the generational conflict between pragmatic adults that want to make money by exploiting the lands, and the children concerned with the future of the planet.
By completely dropping the religious background that originally led to the rise of He Who Walks Behind the Rows, the new Children of the Corn also makes the creature less scary. Instead of an unstoppable divinity, He Who Walks is now a creature that’s been personally affected by the degradation of the soil and who can exert some psychic influence on children. The original He Who Walks is an unstoppable entity.
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