Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering

Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
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Directed by	Greg Spence
Written by	Stephen Berger Greg Spence
Based on	Children of the Corn by Stephen King
Produced by	Gary Depew
Starring	Naomi Watts Brent Jennings Karen Black
Cinematography	Richard Clabaugh
Edited by	Christopher Cibelli
Music by	David C. Williams
Production company	Dimension Films
Distributed by	Dimension Films
Release date	October 8, 1996 (1996-10-08)
Running time	85 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering is a 1996 American supernatural slasher film co-written and directed by Greg Spence and starring Naomi Watts, Brent Jennings, and Karen Black. It is the fourth film in the Children of the Corn series. The plot follows a medical student returning to her hometown in Nebraska, where she finds the children to be falling under a mysterious mass illness connected to the town's past.

The film expands upon the origins of "He Who Walks Behind the Rows". The film marked the first time Naomi Watts received first billing, and was also the debut of actor Mark Salling.

The film was followed by an unrelated sequel entitled Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998).