Horror movie crossovers are not a novel idea in Hollywood. However, Stephen King might just have the next million-dollar idea at hand to capitalize on the success of films like Alien vs. Predator and Freddy vs. Jason.
Stephen King believes a crossover between Children of the Corn and Leprechaun could make for a fun horror movie, giving fans a chance to debate which of the two would come out on top.
What makes this matchup, and King‘s idea, interesting is that Children of the Corn is based on his own short story of the same name. In this hypothetical crossover, the children would come face-to-face with the Leprechaun, a cult horror icon whose first movie was made on a budget of well under $1 million.
Stephen King’s horror matchup brings two cult classics together
Stephen King‘s Children of the Corn follows a malevolent entity in the fictional town of Gatlin, Nebraska. It persuades children to form a cult and kill anyone over the age of 18. Fritz Kiersch directed the film, with George Goldsmith writing the screenplay. The cast includes Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, R. G. Armstrong, John Franklin, and Courtney Gains, among others.
Leprechaun arrived later and was a much smaller production. Written and directed by Mark Jones, the movie starred Warwick Davis, Jennifer Aniston, Ken Olandt, Mark Holton, and Robert Gorman. The story follows a vengeful leprechaun who believes his pot of gold has been stolen by a family and begins hunting them down to reclaim it. Davis plays the titular monster.
King pitting these two horror properties against each other is a fun premise. However, the Leprechaun franchise is currently owned by Trimark Pictures, while Children of the Corn was produced by New World Pictures. As a result, an official crossover appears unlikely. Still, if King were interested in penning the story, perhaps a studio could be persuaded to bring the idea to life.