Whiting & Hornick, Iowa (aka The Town of Gatlin)

JOIN ON SET CINEMA for a Special Weekend Celebration of Stephen King's "CHILDREN OF THE CORN" (1984)

FRIDAY, JULY 11 & SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2025

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(SBA) - Join ON SET CINEMA this Summer for a very special weekend celebration of Stephen King’s horror classic “Children of the Corn” where it was filmed!

“Children of the Corn” was filmed in several great small towns throughout western Iowa, but the main event will be taking place on Friday, July 11, 2025 in the heart of Gatlin ...aka in the town of Whiting, where the infamous “Outlander” flagpole still stands today! On Set Cinema will be screening the movie inside the Whiting City Hall Community Center, right next to the flagpole.


Whiting is home to many great scenes featured in the movie - this is where Burt (Peter Horton) and Vicky (Linda Hamilton) pull into the eerie ghost town in front of Hansen’s Café in the beginning of the movie. This is also where many of the movie’s intense chase scenes take place, and of course where Malachai (Courtney Gains) holds Vicky in front of the flagpole and shouts - “Outlander! Outlander!”


Before the screening on Friday night, fans will get a guided filming locations walking tour of downtown Whiting lead by Kenny Caperton of On Set Cinema and “Children of the Corn” historian, John Sullivan - they will show fans where all the movie magic and mayhem took place!


For those fans eager to explore even more locations from the movie, On Set Cinema is also offering a filming locations school bus tour on Saturday, July 12, 2025. This 2.5-hour guided tour will take fans to additional filming sites in Hornick and Salix, Iowa - including an exclusive tour of the infamous “Children of the Corn” house!

This is going to be an amazing event and an unforgettable experience for fans of one of the greatest horror movies ever made!

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