Morlock

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Morlock
The Time Machine race
Morlock carrying an Eloi, by Virgil Finlay (1950)
First appearance	The Time Machine
Created by	H. G. Wells
In-universe information
Home world	Earth
Type	Humanoid

Morlocks are a fictional species created by H. G. Wells for his 1895 novel The Time Machine. They are the story's main antagonists. Since their creation by H. G. Wells, the Morlocks have appeared in many other works such as sequels, films, television shows, and works by other authors, many of which have deviated from the original description.

In choosing the name "Morlocks", Wells may have been inspired by Moloch, the Canaanite god of child sacrifice, with the Eloi analogous to children. Alternatively, he may have also been inspired by the Morlachs, an ethnic group in the Balkans which attracted attention from Western travellers as a perceived archetype of barbarism and backwardness.^[1]