 Inside the silo, the rafters are teeming with bats, which serve as concealment for a creature that is some parts amphibious, some parts insectile, and wholly alien.The pale, childlike creatures and being fed off the mother-creature by the mother's segmented tail, which inserts into a column of punctures along the spines of the boys.When Ben looks at the creature, he can see it reflect Ben's emotions on its own face, taking the appearance of Ben's beloved, deceased father.