Village of the Damned

Village of the Damned, British science-fiction film, released in 1960, that is noted for its unsettling story line about demonic children. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) Every resident of a small British village inexplicably—and simultaneously—falls asleep for hours. Months later it is discovered that all women of childbearing age are pregnant. They give birth to children with identical blonde hair and penetrating eyes. The children possess incredible intelligence, and they can read...