The film takes place in the rural town of Gatlin, in western Nebraska. The Cornhusker State.

Isaac Chroner, a mysterious 12-year-old preacher, takes the children of Gatlin into the cornfields and indoctrinates them into a religious cult, then leads a violent revolution against the adults.

Job's father takes him to Hansen's Cafe for a milkshake.

At Isaac's instruction, the children poison the coffee, then attack with knives.

Vicky gives Burt an engraved cigarette lighter.

Vicky and Burt are on their way to Seattle, where Burt will start working as an emergency room physician.

On the dashboard of Burt and Vicki's car is a copy of Night Shift, the Stephen King short story collection in which "Children of the Corn" originally appeared.

After discovering that Joseph's throat has been cut, Burt looks around and finds his bloody suitcase in the cornfield.

Malachi says Monopoly is forbidden, but Job thinks it's because nobody ever asked him to play.

Sarah and Job don't want to join Isaac's cult, but he allows them to live because Sarah has the gift of sight.