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{{Short description|Fictional species created by H. G. Wells}}
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{{Infobox fictional race
| image              = The Time Machine by Virgil Finlay 2.png
| caption            = Morlock carrying an Eloi, by [[Virgil Finlay]] (1950)
| name               = Morlock
| series             = [[The Time Machine]]
| home_world         = [[Earth]]
| type               = [[Humanoid]] 
| first              = ''[[The Time Machine]]''
| creator            = [[H. G. Wells]]
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'''Morlocks''' are one of the two [[List of fictional humanoid species in literature|fictional species]] of post-humans created by [[H. G. Wells]] for his 1895 novel ''[[The Time Machine]]'' (the other being the [[Eloi]]). The origin of the names is not established (with regard to Wells' inspiration or inspirations). In the Wells' story, the Morlocks are the novel's main antagonists. Since their creation by Wells, Morlock characters have appeared in many other works, including sequels, films, television shows, as well as in works by other authors (many of which deviate from the original description).