Movie Series Continued: The Damned Duo

Okay, now I know we've all seen the 90's version of Village of the Damned, but have you seen the original 60's version along with it's successor, Children of the Damned? If not, you are missing out my friend.

 Village of the Damned is set in Midwich, a small British village, that suddenly falls asleep. The entire town is unreachable for several hours. The military are called and there's a scene where a pilot tries to fly over the town to get a closer look only to fall asleep and crash the airplane. Shortly after the town wakes up, (how unlucky for the pilot) and the people of Midwich think they've only been asleep for a short amount of time. It is a mystery and remains so until two months later when every woman capable of birthing a child is pregnant, some still virgins. Then comes the question of whether it is a blessing or a curse?

The children are born at seven months weighing in at ten lbs. and continue growing and learning at a rapid rate. They are all blonde haired, blue eyed geniuses...that can eventually read your thoughts. As time goes on, the original people of Midwich isolate the children, afraid for there have been strange horrific deaths popping up, all with the children being there. A professor, George Sanders, is father to one of the children and tries to educate them towards the ways of good. According to Wikipedia, the film ranked #92 on Bravo's Scariest Movie Moments.

Children of the Damned was release three years later. A geneticist and psychologist find out about a boy in London named Paul, who has more intellect than any adult they have encountered. When they want to test the parents to see about genetics they learn that Paul's mother despises him and tries to explain that she had Paul without intercourse. The two men dismiss this idea and Paul's mother is suddenly overcome by Paul's "mind power,"walks into a dark tunnel, is ran over and hospitalized.

Paul's aunt comes to care for him and in the mean time it is discovered that there are six children, all from different countries, who are just like Paul. The children are all brought to London for a study but they escape to an abandoned church, holding Paul's aunt mentally hostage to help them. The world leaders try to obtain the children through violence and death is the result. The film is my favorite of the two because it portrays the children as being evolved and from the future, only killing if provoked. The ending is catastrophic and you will definitely find yourself standing, wanting to pull your hair out, and screaming at the screen because it is so damned good.

Have a beautiful damnation free weekend!