The crawlers seem to love building, and a colony of survivors, crawlers who were not killed by disgusted parents, have set up a hive not far from the town. They have poisonous stings (one crawler stung a dog, who promptly turned black and hard, and died soon after) and pulpy exteriors, and seem to emit a kind of glue that allows them to build. Certain families in the area have begun to give birth to abnormal children – "crawlers" – with long, soft, pale, elongated bodies. The story is set in a small Midwestern town, with references later in the story to mysterious "pools" which seem to cause mutations. The crawler seems sentient and to genuinely enjoy building its odd dwelling. The story starts out from the point of view of a crawler constructing one of its curious hives. Submitted under the title "Foundling Home", it was first published as "The Crawlers" in Imagination magazine, July 1954.Ī film adaptation was announced for production by Edward R. " The Crawlers" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. "The Crawlers" was originally published in the July 1954 issue of Imagination
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