Question 1

Is Children of the Corn (1984) scary?

Accepted Answer

Not particularly — Children of the Corn (1984)'s appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a folk horror film, it scored 1.0/10 for fear, 4.0/10 for atmosphere, and 6.0/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

Is Children of the Corn (1984) streaming?

Accepted Answer

Children of the Corn (1984)'s US theatrical release date is March 9, 1984. No digital rental, streaming or physical release date has been announced.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in Children of the Corn (1984)?

Accepted Answer

Children of the Corn (1984) has 8 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is Children of the Corn (1984) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

Children of the Corn (1984) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 1.0/10 for fear, 2.0/10 for gore, and 3.0/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 8 jump scares. Content warnings on file: child endangerment and religious themes.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of Children of the Corn (1984)?

Accepted Answer

Peter Horton plays Burton Stanton, Linda Hamilton plays Vicky, R.G. Armstrong plays Diehl, John Franklin plays Isaac Chroner, Courtney Gains plays Malachai, Anne Marie McEvoy plays Sarah, Robby Kiger plays Job, Julie Maddalena plays Rachel.

Question 6

Does Children of the Corn (1984) have a happy ending?

Accepted Answer

Children of the Corn (1984) has a hopeful ending on Watch Darkly's spoiler-gated ending scale.

Question 7

What are some films like Children of the Corn (1984)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to Children of the Corn (1984) on Watch Darkly include The City of the Dead (1960), The Wicker Man (1973), No Rest for the Wicked (2026), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

Children of the Corn

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The City of the Dead (1960)

The Wicker Man (1973)

No Rest for the Wicked (2026)

Moloch (2022)

The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)

Midsommar (2019)