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Much like Juggalos, the corn-themed evil is gathering once again. But unlike those Juggalos, who shockingly build their bonds on a feeling of community for outcasts, this gathering is based on a community of evil children getting up to ancient malice and murdering adults. I’m not a Juggalo but I’ve known a few in my life and I have always found them to be respectful and slightly insane, I have never known a child from Nebraska and thanks to this franchise, I don’t wish to. Anyways, a lovely young nursing student (holy shit, it’s Naomi Watts) returns to her hometown just in time for all the children to get hit with a dangerously high fever… the kind of fever that causes convulsions and necessitates ice baths. The next day those kids are now acting like sinister little assholes and going by names of long-dead children connected to a troubling past. Of course our hero Grace is on the hunt for answers because her little sister has been infected by whatever ungodly force plagues the area and as we viewers familiar with Nebraska can tell you, it’s almost always He Who Walks Behind the Rows or some kind of corrupted religious bullshit. Grace’s mother (her majesty, Karen Black) is having horrifying nightmares which are causing agoraphobia and this is why the young woman has taken some dean-approved time off to take care of things at home. Watching a parent mentally deteriorate is tough enough, but imagine adding a biblical style terror that preys on kids to that scenario and you just got a whole bunch of stress. Working in the films favor are some violent deaths wiping out the older folks, Naomi Watts being a really fucking strong actress, a zombie antagonist with supernatural powers, William Windom convincing as a small town doctor, a wrongfully accused local man (a really good Brent Jennings who feels like he’s entered this flick from a buddy cop action movie) who figures out there’s something paranormal in the works, an interesting take on evil being a viral threat this time around and Karen Black being allowed to dig into her role with her usual aplomb. What this entry lacks in the stupid insanity of the prior two entries, it makes up for with some surprising character depth and viciousness. Do I prefer the confounding hijinks to mean streak tomfoolery? Of course I do, I’m an idiot but this is still one worthy sequel to a series whose worst entry so far has been the original… that will change soon.
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