Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering

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Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
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Directed by	Greg Spence
Produced by	Gary DePew Jake Eberle
Written by	Stephen King (short story) Stephen Berger
Starring	Naomi Watts Jamie Renée Smith Karen Black Mark Salling
Music by	David C. Williams
Cinematography	Michael Off Dean Lent Charles Hatcher Richard Clabaugh
Editing by	Christopher Cibelli
Distributed by	Dimension Films
Release date(s)	October 8, 1996 (USA)
Running time	85 min.
Language	English
Preceded by	Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
Followed by	Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror

Children of the Corn 4: The Gathering is the fourth film in the horror series; it was released in 1996, and directed by Greg Spence. It stars Naomi Watts and Karen Black.

The first film in the series to go straight to video, Children of the Corn 4 is also considered to be a stand alone film, as the plot has nothing to do with the Children of the Corn name. In this film, several children in a small town become possessed under the command of a wrongfully murdered child preacher named Jociah who seeks revenge on the town that killed him. The kids assume the identities of dead children from that town's history, and attempt to resurrect Jociah from the dead.

While the film may seem unrelated to any of the films, according to IMDB.com it was revealed by director Greg Spence that a crucial deleted scene features two characters telling Naomi Watts that the children called Jociah by another name: "He Who Walks Behind the Rows".