Children Of The Corn by Stephen King

A couple traveling through rural Nebraska stumble upon an isolated town where nearly all the adults have been killed and the remaining children have formed a fanatical cult that worships a sinister presence living in the surrounding cornfields; as the children enforce brutal rituals and a charismatic young preacher dictates terrifying laws, the visitors must fight to survive and confront the corrupting power that has turned innocence into violence.

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