About “Children of the Corn”
A short story by Stephen King. Burt and Vicky are traveling through Nebraska toward California on a vacation meant to save their failing marriage. After an accident in which they run over a young boy who ran into the road, they take the body to Gaitlin, a small isolated community, and the story centers on their encounters with the town's strange citizens and the entity they call "He Who Walks Behind the Rows."
Praise for “Children of the Corn”
“A master storyteller.”
“Eerie. . . . Ought to chill the cockles of many a heart.”
“Stephen King has built a literary genre of putting ordinary people in the most terrifying situations. . . . He’s the author who can always make the improbable so scary you'll feel compelled to check the locks on the front door.”
Book details
- Published
- 1978
- Latest edition
- 1978 · ISBN 9781101974049
- ISBN
- 9781101974049
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is Children of the Corn?
Children of the Corn by Stephen King has 16 pages.
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