Children of the Corn IV

The Gathering

(1996)

 

Directed by

Greg Spence

 

Written by

Stephen Berger (I)

Greg Spence

 

Starring

Naomi Watts: Grace Rhodes

Brandon Kleyla: Josiah

Jamie Renee Smith: Margaret Rhodes

Karen Black: June Rhodes

Mark Salling: James Rhodes

Brent Jennings: Donald Atkins

Toni Marsh: Sandra Atkins

Lewis Flamagan III: Marcus Atkins

Milliam Windon: Doc Larson

Salle Ellis: Jane Nock

Marietta Marich: Rosa Nock

Jonathan Patterson: Charlie McLellan

Joshua Patterson: Scott McLellan

Kay Bower: Janet McLellan

Samaria Graham: Mary Anne

 

Plot

Grace Rhodes comes to the town of Grand Island to visit her mother who is sick. Soon after she arrives, the children begin to have terrible fevers, and start acting really strange. As the situation gets wierder, Grace soon discovers that there is more to this epidemic than meets the eye. Now Grace must save the children from an evil spirit bent on having its revenge on the town.

 

Body Count (possible spoilers)

Drunk man: Scythe in crotch, pitchfork on his wrist, machette in his arm, shovel in his stomach, and finally decapitated by a scythe.

Sandra: Hit over head, fingers chopped off with scythe, then slashed to death.

Sherrif Biggs: Impaled on scythe.

Doc Larson: Slashed in the forehead with sickle, cut in half by stretcher.

June Rhodes: Dragged by barbed wire into pitchfork.

Mary Anne: Stuck to door by needles in hands, then a sickle thrown into her head.

Josiah: Skin melted by quicksilver, then cut with scythe.