‘Children of the Corn’ Gets Mean and Monstrous With Stephen King’s Story [The Losers’ Club Podcast]

There’s a new crop in the cornfields. Yes, the long-running Children of the Corn franchise is back yet again with another installment. In fact, it’s the third eponymously titled feature of the brand (following 1984’s and 2009’s), only this one comes from the mind of writer-director Kurt Wimmer, who has harvested his own reimagining of Stephen King‘s Night Shift short story.

Join Losers Michael Roffman, Randall Colburn, Justin Gerber, and Jenn Adams as they discuss how this franchise has amassed 11 features, why the Corn endures, where they could possibly even take this IP down the road, what an Adapted By credit means (as it relates to Sphere), the durability of red wigs, and whether the Pastor is actually Pennywise.

Stream the wild and raucous movie review below, though beware of spoilers. Then return next week when the Losers speak to a very special guest who knows a thing or two about love. For further adventures, join the Losers’ Club over long days and pleasant nights via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS.

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