Creature Design
Crawlers, as portrayed in The Descent (left) and The Descent 2 (right) |
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| Classification | Cave dwelling hominid |
|---|---|
| First appearance | The Descent |
| Last appearance | The Descent Part 2 |
| Created by | Neil Marshall (director) Paul Hyett (designer) |
In the film, the women encounter underground creatures referred to as crawlers by the production crew. Marshall described the crawlers as cavemen who have stayed underground. The director explained, "They've evolved in this environment over thousands of years. They've adapted perfectly to thrive in the cave. They've lost their eyesight, they have acute hearing and smell and function perfectly in the pitch black. They're expert climbers, so they can go up any rock face and that is their world." Filmmakers kept the crawler design hidden from the actresses until they were revealed in the scenes in which the characters encountered the creatures, to allow for natural tension.
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