Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice
Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice is a 1992 American supernatural slasher film and the sequel to the 1984 film Children of the Corn. Directed by David Price (son of studio chief Frank Price), it stars Terence Knox, Ryan Bollman, Ned Romero, and Paul Scherrer. The film was released on October 21, 1992, in Germany and in theatres by Dimension Films on January 29, 1993. The video release was handled by Paramount Pictures. This was the last film in the series to be released theatrically until 2023, as other sequels went on direct to video.
Plot
The plot involves the dark goings-on in Hemingford, Nebraska, a town near Gatlin, the original film's setting. Two days after the events of the first film, the people of Hemingford decide to adopt the surviving children from Gatlin and help them start new lives. The well-meaning locals are unaware that the children return to the cornfield where one of the cult members, Micah, is possessed by He Who Walks Behind the Rows, the demonic entity the cult worships.
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author | Gilbert Adler |
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contentLocation | Nebraska |
director | David Price |
editor | Barry Zetlin |
events | supernatural |
genre | horror |
keywords | attempt to escape build church service disturb drive end fall first film kill machine meet native american orphan paint possess rock spoil stabbed to death survive their way town doctor voodoo doll wreak havoc |
musicBy | Daniel Licht |
producer | David G. Stanley Scott A. Stone |
productionCompany | Stone Stanley Entertainment |
publisher | Dimension Films Miramax Films |
recordedAt | North Carolina |
theme | religion sequel slasher spy |