The Midwich Cuckoos
by John Wyndhamliterary work· published 1957
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In the sleepy English village of Midwich, a mysterious silver object appears and all the inhabitants fall unconscious. A day later the object is gone and everyone awakens unharmed – except that all the women in the village are discovered to be pregnant.The resultant children of Midwich do not belong to their parents: all are blonde, all are golden eyed. They grow up too fast and their minds exhibit frightening abilities that give them control over others and brings them into conflict with the villagers just as a chilling realisation dawns on the world outside . . .The Midwich Cuckoos is the classic tale of aliens in our midst, exploring how we respond when confronted by those who are innately superior to us in every conceivable way.
Adaptations (3)
The Midwich Cuckoos has been adapted into 3 films, from 1960 to 1995. The most recent is Village of the Damned (1995).
Village of the Damned1960 · film · 77 min · dir. Wolf Rilla · IMDb ↗In a small English village everyone suddenly falls unconscious. When they awake every woman of child bearing age is pregnant. The resulting children have the same strange blond hair, eyes and a strong connection to each other.
Children of the Damned1964 · film · 89 min · dir. Anton Leader · IMDb ↗Six children are found spread through out the world that not only have enormous intelligence, but identical intelligence and have a strange bond to each other.
Village of the Damned1995 · film · 98 min · dir. John Carpenter · IMDb ↗An American village is visited by some unknown life form which leaves the women of the village pregnant. Nine months later, the babies are born, and they all look normal, but it doesn't take the "parents" long to realize that the kids are not human or humane.
