▁stars ▁Ter ence ▁Kno x , ▁Ryan ▁B oll man , ▁Ned ▁Rom ero , ▁and ▁Paul ▁Sch er rer . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁in ▁the at res ▁by ▁Dim ension ▁Films ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁The ▁video ▁release ▁was ▁handled ▁by ▁Param ount ▁Pictures . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁last ▁film ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁the atr ically , ▁as ▁other ▁sequ els ▁went ▁on ▁direct ▁to ▁video . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁plot ▁involves ▁the ▁dark ▁go ings - on ▁in ▁Hem ing ford , ▁Neb r aska , ▁a ▁town ▁near ▁G at lin , ▁the ▁original ▁film ' s ▁setting . ▁The ▁people ▁of ▁Hem ing ford ▁decide ▁to ▁adopt ▁the ▁surv iving ▁children ▁from ▁G at lin ▁and ▁help ▁them ▁start ▁new ▁lives . ▁Unfortunately ▁for ▁the ▁well - mean ing ▁loc als , ▁the ▁children ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁corn field ▁where ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁cult ▁members , ▁Mic ah , ▁is ▁possessed ▁by ▁a ▁demon ▁sent ▁by ▁He ▁Who ▁Wal ks ▁Be hind ▁the ▁R ows , ▁the ▁demon ic ▁entity ▁the ▁cult ▁wor ships . ▁▁ ▁C aught ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁are ▁city ▁rep orter ▁John ▁Gar rett ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁D anny , ▁who ▁are ▁having ▁a ▁bitter ▁falling - out ▁over ▁John ' s ▁failed ▁relationship ▁with ▁D anny ' s ▁mother . ▁John ▁is ▁in ▁town ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁story ▁about