Children of the Corn

Burt and Vicky are traveling through Nebraska on their way to California on a vacation meant to save their failing marriage. After being involved in an accident in which they run over a young boy who ran into the road, they take the body to Gaitlin, a small isolated community nearby. The story centers on their encounters with the strange citizens of Gaitlin and the entity they call “He Who Walks Behind the Rows”. ([source][1]) ---------- Also contained in: - [Cults!][2] - [Night Shift][3] - [Stephen King Goes to the Movies](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14917553W/Stephen_King_Goes_to_the_Movies) - [Treasury of American horror stories](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8270145W) [1]: https://stephenking.com/library/short_story/children_of_the_corn.html [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL8047035W/Cults! [3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL81608W/Night_Shift