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9 March 1984 - New World Pictures had their first major horror box office hit with 'Children of the Corn’. The movie was released as the first feature film adaptation from Stephen King's 1978 short story collection 'Night Shift' and also topped $14.5 million in domestic revenue. #ChildrenOfTheCorn

The 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.social · 1d

29 Sept 1979 - The Police had their first UK No.1 single with 'Message In A Bottle', the group's third Top 20 hit. The song was released as the first single from the album 'Reggatta de Blanc' and also topped the charts in Ireland and reached No.5 in Australia. #ThePolice

September 30, 2026 at 8:00 AM

Spoonkie Spoons

@spoonkie.bsky.social

#MaizeDay
Power Of Corn Compels Ye
🌽💀

Fits this spooky time of year 🤣

#grimreaper #corn #childrenofthecorn #halloween

September 29, 2026 at 9:01 PM

Today In Nerd History

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Happy birthday Linda Hamilton, born September 26, 1956.

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#TodayInNerdHistory #September26 #lindahamilton #theterminator #sarahconnor #terminator2 #catherinechandler #beautyandthebeast #chuck #DantesPeak #ChildrenOfTheCorn #maryelizabethbartowski #birthday

September 26, 2026 at 2:31 PM

Sixty Seconds of Stephen

@60secondsofstephen.bsky.social

Sixty Seconds Of Stephen

Happy Birthday to Linda Hamilton

#StephenKing #NightShift #SkeletonCrew #ChildrenOfTheCorn #LindaHamilton

September 26, 2026 at 1:32 PM

The Nasty Pasty

@thenastypasty.bsky.social

Born on this day in 1956: American actress Linda Hamilton!

(Children of the Corn, The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Dante's Peak)

#lindahamilton #childrenofthecorn #terminator #dantespeak #80shorror

September 26, 2026 at 11:01 AM

The Movie Buff

@themoviebuff.bsky.social

Two Months of Terror: We take a look at 8 evil kids from horror cinema and why we can't keep them out of our nightmares.

#evilkids #childrenofthecorn #damien #theomen #filmreview #twomonthsofterror

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Feature: 8 Evil Kids and Why We Can't Keep them Out of our Nightmares

Montearo Brown lists 8 evil kids from classic horror cinema, and why we can't keep them out of our nightmares.

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September 25, 2026 at 10:08 AM

Ki-PatTao

@kipattao1.bsky.social

Here is my favorite Movies for Stephen King. #HappyBirthdayStephenKing #StephenKing #Birthday #Creepshow #TheShining #Cujo #ChildrenoftheCorn #StandbyMe #GraveyardShift #1408Movie #It2017 #TheDarkTower #TheLongWalk

September 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Holy Terrors Podcast

@holyterrors.bsky.social

We’re kicking off Stephen King September by talking about creepy kids, cults, charismatic leaders, and corn…so much corn.

Listen wherever you find your podcasts.
#stephenking #childrenofthecorn #religioushorror #holyterrors

Stills and poster from Children of the Corn (1984)

September 4, 2026 at 3:40 PM

Jawn Kruk™️

@therealjawnkruk.bsky.social

Our Fightin’ Phils are 15-2 over their last 17! Let’s get the sweep today! #RingTheBell #ChildrenOfTheCorn 🌽

September 2, 2026 at 10:33 AM

Eric | Builder of Nightmares

@a5roseb.bsky.social

#Sept26Challenge
Cornfield Children
Two children stand quietly beneath a towering harvest of impossible color.
#PopArt #Cornfield #RuralSurrealism #ChildrenOfTheCorn #HarvestHorror #AIart #AIchallenge #aiartcommunity #aiartist #GenAI #GenerativeArt #SynthArt #BuilderofNightmares

A vertically composed pop-art image shows two solemn children standing side by side in the center of a dense cornfield. Both wear dark, old-fashioned clothing and face directly toward the viewer with serious, expressionless faces. They occupy the lower middle of the scene, surrounded by tall stalks that rise above their shoulders and crowd the foreground and sides. Behind them, an exaggerated row of enormous coral-red ears of corn stretches horizontally across the image. Their kernels are rendered as bold repeating dots, while oversized leaves form flat graphic shapes beneath them. The photographic portions of the cornfield and children are heavily distressed, grainy, and dark, contrasting with the vivid screen-printed corn. Above the field, a pale turquoise sky is interrupted by large black halftone clouds and scattered areas of warm tan texture. Coral red, turquoise, black, and muted beige dominate the limited palette. Coarse dots, ink-like smears, scratches, uneven registration, and weathered printing give the entire image the appearance of an aged experimental screen print. The children's stillness amid the oversized, unnatural harvest creates a subtly eerie rural atmosphere.

Keywords: cornfield, children, pop art, halftone, screen print, rural, harvest, surrealism, coral, turquoise, distressed texture, farmland

AI-generated; use is permitted for non-commercial creative projects. MidJourney, FLUX.1-schnell model via Perchance, Artspace.ai, REVE, Echoform™.

September 1, 2026 at 7:11 PM

STEM Records

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Children of the Corn - Linda Hamilton [Region A][English][Blu-ray]
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#MovieSky #FilmSky #BluRay #PhysicalMedia #PeterHorton #ChildrenoftheCorn #Movies #Cinema #Film

Children of the Corn - Linda Hamilton [Region A][English][Blu-ray]

Ships worldwide from Japan. Tracked and packed with care.

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August 27, 2026 at 2:55 AM

Sixty Seconds of Stephen

@60secondsofstephen.bsky.social

Sixty Seconds Of Stephen

Happy Birthday Courtney Gaines 8/22

#StephenKing #ChildrenOfTheCorn #CourtneyGaines #SkeletonCrew

August 22, 2026 at 2:27 PM

Ted Parker

@tedparker.bsky.social

Happy Birthday to horror icon Courtney Gains from CHILDREN OF THE CORN (1984), THE 'BURBS (1989), and CANDY CORN (2019) among others!

#courtneygains #childrenofthecorn #candycornmovie #malachai #cantbuymelove #theburbs #hellblazers