10 Stephen King Movie Adaptations That Stephen King Hated

10. The Children Of The Corn Sequels (All Of Them)

Children Of The Corn was a King short story from the 1970s, a creepy tale about a cult of children who murder any grown-ups who wander into their town. The original movie is far from great, but it’s an effective horror movie that even King enjoyed.

How the hell it managed to spawn another nine movies (and counting!) is a mystery. They’re all pretty bad and feature variations on the same plot; a cast of bland teens come into town and the murderous kids sacrifice them to “He Who Walks Between The Rows." The only notable thing about these sequels is the number of future name actresses to emerge from them; Charlize Theron made her debut in part three, Naomi Watts took the lead in four and Eva Mendes appears in part five.

They’re basically shelf fillers trading on King’s good name, and he told Deadline "I could do without all the Children Of The Corn sequels." The director of a TV movie remake of the original tried to get him involved again, only to receive a letter from King’s lawyer stating he’d wanted nothing to do with it.