John Wyndham

Matthew's parents thought he was just going through a phase of talking to himself, and they waited for him to get over it. Then Matthew started doing things he couldn't do before, like counting in binary-code mathematics. So he told them about Chocky - the person who lived inside his head.

David Strom’s son, his niece, Rosalind, and their friends have their own secret aberration which would label them as mutants. As they grow older it becomes more difficult to conceal their differences. They have to face a stark choice: wait for discovery or flee to the terrifying Badlands.

When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital he discovers that everyone else, doctors, nurses and patients, have been blinded by a meteor shower. With civilization in chaos the Triffids can have their day.

The village of Midwich is cut off from the outside world for 14 hours for no reason at all. Months later some of the women give birth to children who look very much alike. They all have unusual gifts and are becoming a danger to everyone.