Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 5, 2018

The greatest thing about the sci-fi horror classic Village of the Damned (1960) is that it makes a big impact with simple means. A half dozen blonde wigs, the collective blank stare of a group of children, the mere idea that thoughts could mean the end of your existence. I...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on March 12, 2017

Village of the Damned Directed by Wolf Rilla Written by Stirling Silliphant, Wolf Rilla and Ronald Kinnoch from the novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham 1960/UK Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios First viewing/Netflix rental Before Rosemary’s Baby, we had Village of the Damned. It is   read more

Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on October 25, 2014

There’s nothing to distinguish Midwich from any other rural English village—except that one day, every living inhabitant passes out for four hours. A man slumps over the steering wheel of a tractor as its runs in circles. An unconscious telephone operator doesn’t hear the constant   read more

The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on May 11, 2013

WARNING: This post contains spoilers for both films. Back in March I scored Warner Archive’s “horror double feature” DVD of 1960′s Village of the Damned and its sequel, Children of the Damned (1963). I had never seen either film before purchasing it and wasn’t sure whet   read more

The Movie Rat Posted by Bernardo Villela on October 9, 2012

Most holidays worth their while encompass entire seasons, such as Christmas, for example. However, as you may have noticed there is a corporate push every year for us to think about the next holiday even sooner. While this has many negative side effects I figure I may as well embrace...   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on October 1, 2012

I’m a fan of “creepy kid” films, i.e. movies where children are possessed, murderous, aliens, what have you!  Oddly enough, the British seem to have a hold of this genre as they’ve made some crazy forays into it.  Just recently I saw the Deborah Kerr film The Innocents which   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by Kristen on February 7, 2012

I’m a fan of “creepy kid” films, i.e. movies where children are possessed, murderous, aliens, what have you!  Oddly enough, the British seem to have a hold of this genre as they’ve made some crazy forays into it.  Just recently I saw the Deborah Kerr film The Innocents which   read more

MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on October 29, 2011

Watch out, George Sanders! There’s something not right with those blonde kids! TCM has planned during its expanse of horror movies on Halloween, Monday, a perfectly bizarre tale of alien offspring: Village of the Damned. A British town’s female inhabitants start bearing emotionless chil   read more