The Crawlers are the main antagonists of the The Descent duology.
Biography[]
Crawlers are vicious humanoids who have existed for many years underground in a remote cave system which was undiscovered by the modern world, this allowed the Crawlers to breed and evolve in isolation from humanity, becoming monsters that would only ever leave the cave system during the night to hunt for food in the nearby forests.
When a group of female explorers disturb the Crawlers' cave system they become exposed to humanity for the first time in presumably centuries, resulting in a bloody confrontation as the Crawlers begin to hunt them down as potential prey, while in turn start to become hunted by the survivors, resulting in a war between the two factions. Crawlers are blind but can detect prey via sounds and echolocation, they are perfectly adapted to life underground and can climb walls with ease, move with great speed and have great strength. They are also vicious pack hunters who can work as individuals or as a group to hunt and take down prey. They are animal like and thus have no real higher intellect beyond that of an intelligent animal.
Victims[]
The Descent[]
- Holly - Shoulder bitten out by a crawler.
- Sam - Throat torn out by crawler.
- Rebecca - Eviscerated through the stomach by crawler
The Descent Part 2[]
- Dan - Neck torn open
- Cath - Ripped apart by cave dweller
- Chief Vaines - Fell to death
- Juno - Stomach ripped open by Big Boi Crawler
- Sarah - Presumably killed by a swarm of crawlers
Awards[]
James gave the first Crawler killed by Sarah the Dull Machete in The Descent Kill Count because it was done off-camera. James gave the first Crawler killed in the sequel the Golden Chainsaw because it was a head crush, and gave the Crawlers that fell with Chief Vaines the Dull Machete because they just fell down a hole.
