The Birds (story) Mr. Trigg, Mrs. Trigg and their workman, Jim, dead. Later he finds the postman's body by the road; soon he comes to the realisation that his neighbours have all been killed by the birds. Nat returns home with the supplies but soon the birds attack once again. As if facing a firing squad, Nat smokes his last cigarette, then throws the empty pack into the fire and watches it burn. 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
The Story of Mankind (film) listed in the 1978 book "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time". Warner Home Video released the film as part of its Warner Archive made-to-order DVD line on July 20, 2009 in the United States. The Story of Mankind (film) The Story of Mankind is a 1957 American fantasy film, very loosely based on the nonfiction book "The Story of Mankind" (1921) by Hendrik Willem van Loon. The film was directed and co–produced by Irwin Allen and released by Warner Bros. Scientists have developed a weapon, called the "Super H-bomb", which if detonated will wipe out the human race entirely.