Yes, it is. The movie 'Village of the Damned' was inspired by a true - story concept. It often draws on the idea of a group of strange, otherworldly children which has roots in various superstitions and some real - life accounts of unexplained phenomena involving children.
It is said to be based on a true story. There was an incident in a village where children showed some odd behaviors. The movie 'Village of the Damned' was inspired by this. But in the movie, the children are presented as some sort of super - intelligent and dangerous beings. In the real story, it could be that there were some environmental factors or genetic quirks that led to the strange behavior, but not as extreme as what the movie shows. The filmmakers just took the essence of the real - life mystery and transformed it into a horror - filled cinematic experience.
The main similarity is the core concept of children behaving in an abnormal way. In the real - life events that inspired the movie, there were children with some unexplained behaviors, and in 'Village of the Damned', the children are the central mystery. Also, the sense of isolation in the village setting is similar. In the real story, the village might have been isolated in terms of understanding what was going on with the children, and in the movie, the village is physically isolated which adds to the overall spooky atmosphere.
One possible real - life event could be the occurrence of strange behavior in children in some isolated communities. For example, there might have been cases where children seemed to communicate in a way that was not typical, which could be related to the concept in the story.