Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996)

October 8, 1996

Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering is a 1996 American horror film 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).

Also See

• Children of the Corn (1984)
• Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1992)
• Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995)
• Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998)
• Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return (1999)
• Children of the Corn: Revelation (2001)
• Children of the Corn (2009)
• Children of the Corn: Genesis (2011)
• Children of the Corn: Runaway (2018)
• Children of the Corn (2020)