The Birds (story) The Birds (story) "The Birds" is a horror story by British writer Daphne du Maurier, first published in her 1952 collection "The Apple Tree". It is the story of a farmhand, his family, and his community that are attacked by flocks of birds and seabirds in "kamikaze" fashion. The story is set in du Maurier's native Cornwall shortly after the end of the Second World War. By the end of the story it becomes clear that all of Britain is under aerial assault. The story was the inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock's film "The Birds", released in 1963, the same year
Based on a True Story (Silkk the Shocker album) Based on a True Story (Silkk the Shocker album) Based on a True Story is the fifth studio album by American rapper Silkk the Shocker, released on September 7, 2004, on The New No Limit Records and Koch Records. It was produced by Myke Diesel, Donald XL Robertson and former Flipmode Squad member Serious Chart-wise, "Based on a True Story" is thus far the lowest charting album of Silkk's careerpad debuting at number 88 on the "Billboard" 200, number 20 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 7 on the Independent Albums selling 27,000 copies its first week of release.