Children of the Corn — Faith, Fear, and the Harvest of Innocence

In the heart of Nebraska, the corn whispers. Behind those endless rows lies a god who demands blood — and the children of Gatlin are ready to obey.

This week on The Left Hand of Horror, we drive straight into Stephen King’s nightmare of faith twisted into fanaticism. From Isaac’s fire-and-brimstone sermons to Malachai’s merciless blade, Children of the Corn turns innocence into terror and the American Midwest into a killing ground.

We’ll trace the film’s haunting imagery, dissect its cultural roots in religious fundamentalism and rural fear, and ask why its warnings about blind faith, cult mentality, and youth radicalization still cut deep today.

The harvest never ends. The god still waits. And the children are still chanting in the rows.

Step into the fields — if you dare.