Children of the Corn: Runaway
2018 film directed by John Gulager
Children of the Corn: Runaway is a 2018 American supernatural horror film directed by John Gulager. It is the tenth installment of the Children of the Corn film series and a sequel to Children of the Corn: Genesis (2011). The film stars Marci Miller, Jack Ryan Scott, and Diane Ayala Goldner.
The film was released directly to DVD and digital platforms on March 13, 2018, by Lionsgate.
Plot
Ruth is a teenager fleeing a cult of child murderers to hide in a small town in the American Midwest. She spends the next decade without revealing her name and origin as she tries to save herself and her son Aaron from the horrors that she had to endure in her childhood. But one day, she notices that something follows them. Now Ruth must confront the ancient evil or risk losing her child.
Cast
Marci Miller as Ruth
Jack Ryan Scott as Aaron
Mary Kathryn Bryant as Sarah
Lynn Andrews as Carl
Diane Ayala Goldner as Mrs. Dawkins
Eric Starkey as Officer Dave
Daria Balling as Candy
Clu Gulager as Crusty
Production
The film was produced by Dimension Films with the intention of retaining the rights to the Children of the Corn franchise.
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