The Crawlers
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- This article is about the short story. The Crawlers is also an alternate name for the film Troll 3Troll 3Troll 3 is a 1990 Italian horror film directed by Joe D'Amato and Fabrizio Laurenti....
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The Crawlers is a science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
short story
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
by Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick
Philip Kindred Dick was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist whose published work is almost entirely in the science fiction genre. Dick explored sociological, political and metaphysical themes in novels dominated by monopolistic corporations, authoritarian governments and altered...
. First published in Imagination magazine, July 1954 under the title "Foundling Home".