𝚂𝙷𝙾𝚁𝚃𝙻𝚈 𝚈𝙾𝚄𝚁𝚂 on Instagram: "The Midwich Cuckoos (Novel/Concept) 👽👁️ Author: John Wyndham Year Published: 1957 (The basis for all film/TV adaptations) Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Dystopian Thriller 🧠 Overview 🎬 The story is set in the small, quiet English village of Midwich, where one day, every person suddenly falls into a deep, unexplained sleep that lasts 24 hours. When the villagers awaken, every woman of child-bearing age is found to be mysteriously pregnant. The children born fr