With a strong cast, some of whom feel like they were made for their performances, and a wonderfully horrifying concept, Children Of The Corn is at worst a passable old horror flick.
Children Of The Corn may conclude with camp, though it’s anything but campy.
Still, one must consider WHY a series grew from Children Of The Corn.
Regardless of how dated and CORN-y effects become later in the film, Children Of The Corn is authentically scary off idea alone, and director Fritz Kiersch’s execution does the tale justice.