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Burt and Vicky arrive in the town of Gatlin but find out the occupants are a cult of children who worship He Who Walks Behind the Rows. In 1964, they killed the adults and started sacrificing themselves when they turned 19. The kids kidnap Vicky and kill her. Burt tries to run away through the corn, but stumbles into the holy place of He Who Walks Behind the Rows and is killed by the God. Holy shit!

Just started reading the sixteenth story, "Children of the Corn". Dysfunctional couple Burt and Vicky are on a road trip to rekindle their marriage when they run over a kid who barged out of the cornfield with a slit throat. As they continue down the road, they hear a teenage preacher give a sermon on the radio, lambasting "defilers of the corn", and Vicky finds a corn crucifix in the boy's suitcase. Creepy!

Finished "I Know What You Need"! Beth goes to Ed's house and discovers that Ed used voodoo to manipulate her into wanting him and even kill Tony. Ed returns and angrily declares his love for her and jealousy for her popularity. Beth stomps on the voodoo doll and breaks up with him, but Ed claims she'll want him back someday. Feeling sorry for him, she throws his magic stuff off a bridge. Overall, good story!

Beth takes a bus into town and contemplates whether she really loved Ed or if she only loved his ability because it provided her with a mirror of herself, showing only what she wanted to see. She gets off the bus, feeling very lonely.

Alice reveals to Beth that Ed has been lying about a lot of things, so she hired a private detective to get info on him. Turns out, Ed knew Beth back in the first grade and helped his father win at gambling and the stock market as a kid. His mother believed he was a demon and tried to kill him twice. He's been using his powers to manipulate Beth into loving him. But Beth doesn't wanna hear it and storms away.

Beth once again notices the strange envelopes Alice is receiving. What the hell is going on here?

Beth starts to love Ed even more because their interests align and he doesn't push her to do things she doesn't want to. What a considerate man. Just like mine. Only my man doesn't read my mind. Ed, however, seems sus. Is there a bad guy among us? Lol! Sorry, I'm on weed right now.

Beth goes to meet Ed, who claims he didn't call so he could give her the opportunity to date around and meet other guys. The two of them then go on a date together.

Beth receives a male visitor, and responds with annoyance until she finds out it's Ed. She instantly gets dressed and goes to meet him. That's great!

Beth is back to school, though she and Alice have grown a little distant due to the final exam last year. However, Ed hasn't been calling her, and she's a little upset over it. She tries looking up his address but finds nothing but the street name. Alice, however, starts receiving envelopes in the mail with no return address. Coincidence, or related?