Adaption of the Children of the Corn

 

Annotated Bibliography

Children of the Corn (Novel, 1977)

Children of the Corn (Film, 1984)

 

Genre

Children of the Corn (1984 film). (2020, July 12). Retrieved September 30, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_the_Corn_(1984_film)

         This is the Wikipedia page of the children of the corn film

Children of the Corn. (2020, September 22). Retrieved September 30, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_of_the_Corn

This is the Wikipedia page of the children of the corn book

From Book to Screen: "Children of the Corn". (2017, March 06). Retrieved September 30, 2020, from https://www.flickchart.com/blog/from-book-to-screen-children-of-the-corn/

            This blog post talks about the differences of the novel and the movie of both children of the corns.

Ménard, A. D., Weaver, A., & Cabrera, C. (2019). “There are Certain Rules that One Must Abide by”: Predictors of Mortality in Slasher Films. Sexuality & Culture, 23(2), 621–640. https://doi-org.ezproxy.tlu.edu/10.1007/s12119-018-09583-2

            This article talks about the topes of slasher films in the 1980s,1990s, and 2000s as well as talking about characters of who is likely to survival and who is likely to die “deserving death”

What Works & What Doesn't: 'Children of the Corn'. (n.d.). Retrieved September 30, 2020, from https://litreactor.com/columns/what-works-what-doesnt-children-of-the-corn

            This article talks about what in the movie from the novel works and vise versa, showing the faults of the movie children of the corn

Social History

Christopher Sharrett (1993) THe Horror Film in Neoconservative Culture, Journal of Popular Film and Television, 21:3, 100-110, DOI: 10.1080/01956051.1993.9943978

            This article talks about mostly the political culture of the 1970s-80s and up which shines a light on how slasher films were made in this era.

Beard, D. (2015). Horror movies at home: supernatural horror, delivery systems and 1980s satanic Panic. Horror Studies, 6(2), 211-223.

This article talks about how horror films in the 1980s were influenced by the devil.