But why were the army chaps so aggressive to begin with? Could they know more about the recent “mysterious disappearances” than they’re letting on?Įven though the enormous King Crab and his – by comparison – half-pint cronies have selected Shell Island as their on-land home, nobody who has seen them has lived to tell the tale and the army’s surveillance equipment is obviously far from state of the art.

Fortunately, he knows Sir Ronald Bradley at Whitehall, so he’s let off with a warning and even given back his binoculars. Davenport has come to Shell Island off the Welsh Coast to investigate the disappearance of his nephew Ian and his fiance Julie who went for a swim in the sea and never returned! After examining a trail of giant crab tracks in the sand he’s arrested by the military police who accuse him of spying on their new pilot-less aircraft. Holidaymaker Pat Benson, recently dumped and divorced, has only just met ace Marine Biologist Cliff Davenport when both their worlds are thrown into turmoil by the cow-sized crustaceans. “If only we didn’t have to worry about giant crabs!” “What a beautiful night”, Pat remarked …. Then the ‘drownings’ begin.īut not until the monstrous crustaceans crawl ashore, their pincers poised for destruction, does the world understand the threat it faces.Ī seafood cocktail for the strongest stomachs

The Welsh coast basks in summer tranquility. Smith – Night Of The Crabs (Nel, July 1976) Trevor Jones on Justin Marriott – A Visu…

Killer Crabs by Guy N. Smith