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All Those Weird Original Sequels to Stephen King Adaptations Ranked

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Not based on any of the author’s books, these sequels took the concepts King created and placed their own unique spins on them. Some spawned into long-running franchises, others… not so much. This list here will help you figure out which ones recaptured the magic (or in some cases even improved on the ideas) and are worth checking out, and which ones aren’t.

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Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995)
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James D.R. Hickox actor: Daniel Cerny / 朗·迈伦德兹 …
other title: 玉米地的孩子们 3 / 玉米田的小孩 3 …
After a couple adopts a pair of orphaned brothers, it becomes alarmingly clear the boys are much more than they seem.
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Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1992)
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大卫·普莱斯 actor: Terence Knox / Rosalind Allen …
other title: 玉米田的小孩2 / 옥수수 밭의 아이들 2 …
When a tabloid reporter and his son travel to a quiet Midwestern town to investigate a gruesome massacre, they fall victim to a possessed orphan named Micah.
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Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return (1999)
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Kari Skogland actor: Natalie Ramsey / John Patrick White …
other title: 玉米田的小孩6 / 옥수수 밭의 아이들 6: 더 싸인 666 …
A girl called Hannah goes back to her hometown (Gatlin) to find her mother but on the way she picks up a strange man who fore-shadows her life with a passage from the bible. When she gets there she wakes up Isaac from a coma he has been in for 19 years. Isaac is awake and wants to fulfil the final prophecy.
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Children of the Corn: Genesis (2011)
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Joel Soisson actor: Joseph Banicki / Dusty Burwell …
other title: 玉米地的孩子:起源 / 玉米地的孩子8 …
Tim and Allie seek shelter in a remote desert compound after becoming lost and stranded. A strange Manson-like character, Preacher, reluctantly allows them inside with strict orders to be gone by morning and not wander "where you are not invited."
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Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (2023)
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林赛·比尔 actor: 杰克逊·怀特 / 娜塔莉·阿琳·林德 …
other title: 宠物坟场2 / 공포의 묘지: 더 비기닝 …
In 1969, young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that forever binds him to Ludlow.
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Children of the Corn: Runaway (2018)
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约翰·古拉格 actor: 玛茜·米勒 / Molly Nikki Anderson …
other title: 玉米地的小孩：大逃亡 / 옥수수 밭의 아이들: 런어웨이 …
The plot of Children of the Corn: Runaway follows a young pregnant Ruth who escapes a murderous child cult in a small Midwestern town. She spends the next decade living anonymously in an attempt to spare her son the horrors that she experienced as a child. She lands in the small Oklahoma town, but something is following her. Now, she must confront this evil or lose her child.
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