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"Children of the Corn" is a short story by Stephen King, originally published in 1977 in Penthouse,...

"Children of the Corn" is a short story by Stephen King, originally published in 1977 in Penthouse, and in 1978 in King's collection Night Shift. Burt and Vicky, a bickering married couple, are driving to California to fix their failing marriage. As they drive through rural Nebraska, the couple accidentally run over the body of a young boy who had been killed and thrown onto the road. Knowing they will have to report this to the authorities, they place the body in their car's trunk and continue down the road. They eventually arrive in Gatlin, a small, isolated town that seems to be abandoned. When they drive through the streets and visit an empty diner, the couple notice that many things about the town are out-of-date, such as gas prices and calendar dates. When they finally locate the police station, they find no one. This fact piques Burt's interest, and he tells a frightened Vicky that he is going to explore the town. By now, Vicky, verging on hysteria, begs Burt to leave Gatlin. When she reminds him that she has her own set of keys to the car, Burt seizes her purse and takes them, angrily summing up her manipulative attitude towards him throughout their marriage. He then leaves