Adaptations
- The novel was filmed as Village of the Damned in 1960, with a script that was relatively faithful to the book. A sequel, Children of the Damned, followed shortly afterwards.
- A remake of the original was made in 1995 by John Carpenter set in Midwich, California and starring Christopher Reeve in his last film role before he was paralysed in a riding accident. This movie also included Kirstie Alley as the government official Susan, a female character not present in the original novel.
- There have also been several radio adaptations by the BBC:
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- A radio dramatisation in 3 parts for the BBC World Service by William Ingram was first broadcast in 1982. This version is regularly repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra. It featured the following major cast members:
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- Bernard Westcott - Charles Kay
- Gordon Zellaby - Manning Wilson
- Richard Gayford - William Gaunt
- Angela Zellaby - Pauline Yates
- Ferrelyn - Jennie Quayle
- Janet Gayford - Rosalind Adams
- Alan Hughes - Gordon deLue
- Dr. Willers - Hugh Dickson
- Vicar Leebody - William Ingram
- Chief Constable - Ronald Baddiley
- The music was by Roger Limb of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and production was by Gordon House.
- In 2003, BBC Radio 4 aired a version by Dan Rebellato which starred Bill Nighy (Richard), Sarah Parish (Janet), and Clive Merrison (Zellaby). The latter version was released on CD by BBC Audiobooks in 2007.
- Wyndham began work on a sequel novel, Midwich Main, which he abandoned after only a few chapters.
- The Thai film Kawao Thi Bang Phleng (Cuckoos at Bangpleng) is a localized take on the story. It was based on a book by the famous Thai writer and politician, Kukrit Pramoj, that was clearly based on unattributed wholesale borrowings from Wyndham's book. The Thai version contains intriguing differences due to the confrontation between the alien intelligences and Buddhist philosophy.
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