Out on DVD and Blu-ray now, Keeley Hawes (Rebecca) and Max Beesley (The Outsider) star in the The Midwich Cuckoos, which finds the women of a small town becoming pregnant over one day. Watch the trailer here…<span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> Based on John Wyndham’s science fiction classic, The
The Midwich Cuckoos
The future might be a dark and terrifying place, at least according to the classics of science fiction. But what makes a dystopia truly terrifying? Reality. The most horrifying books of the genre have accurately predicted the more terrifying aspects of modern life and our near future, including mass surveillance, war, and environmental catastrophe. Crafting
Director: Alice Troughton, Jennifer Perrott, Börkur Sigþórsson Cast: Keeley Hawes, Max Beesley, Aisling Loftus Distributor: Sky Based on the 1957 novel by John Wyndham, the story of The Midwich Cuckoos is an enduring one, having been adapted multiple times, most notably in 1960 with Village Of The Damned. This new Sky series intelligently adapts and
“Creepy kids are always good aren’t they?!” Keeley Hawes laughs when we speak to her about her new series, The Midwich Cuckoos. Indeed, considering John Wyndham’s classic novel has been adapted numerous times since it was first published in 1957 (with probably its most famous adaption being Wolf Rilla’s 1960 horror, The Village Of The
One of the most intriguing and influential science fiction writers of the 20th century gets The Folio Society treatment with The Wyndham Collection, which pulls together three of John Wyndham’s most famous works, including… The Day Of The Triffids When a strange green meteor shower renders most of the Earth’s population blind, Bill Masen is