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| "Children of the Corn" | |
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| Short story by Stephen King | |
 Illustration by Don Punchatz from the Penthouse magazine. | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Horror, short story |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Penthouse, Night Shift, Stephen King Goes to the Movies |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Publication date | 1977 (magazine) 1978 (collection) |
"Children of the Corn" is a short story by Stephen King, first published in the March 1977 issue of Penthouse, and later collected in King's 1978 collection Night Shift.[1] The story has been adapted into several films, spawning a horror feature film franchise of the same name beginning in 1984. In 2009, the story was included in the book Stephen King Goes to the Movies.
- ^ King, S. (2008). Night Shift. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 9780385528849. Retrieved 2015-07-12.