Locke & Key Volume 1: Welcome to Lovecraft

by JoeHill (Author)

New
Illustrated
2008
$18.72

Locke & Key tells of Keyhouse, an unlikely New England mansion, with fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk through them.... and home to a hate-filled and relentless creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all...! Acclaimed suspense novelist and New York Times best-selling author Joe Hill (Heart-Shaped Box) creates an all-new story of dark fantasy and wonder, with astounding artwork from Gabriel Rodriguez.

Synopsis

Locke & Key tells of Keyhouse, an unlikely New England mansion, with fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk through them.... and home to a hate-filled and relentless creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all...! Acclaimed suspense novelist and New York Times best-selling author Joe Hill (Heart-Shaped Box) creates an all-new story of dark fantasy and wonder, with astounding artwork from Gabriel Rodriguez.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 152
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Published: 07 Oct 2008
ISBN 10: 1600102379
ISBN 13: 9781600102370

Media Reviews

A modern masterpiece... -- AV Club

It's great! ...The art here by Gabriel Rodriguez is some of the finest stuff in comics today... The team of Hill and Rodriguez is top notch! -- Blair Butler, Fresh Ink

Solid pacing and plot twists, combined with Rodriguez's clean lines and detailed pencils make Locke & Key a lock for best horror book of the week. -- Wizard Magazine

In a year of auspicious comics debuts, Joe Hill turned in one of the few comics that truly came from a different place. Written with skill that makes me jealous, courage that makes me smile, and honesty and brutality that makes me want to see what comes next. Okay, I'm officially a fan. -- Ed Brubaker

A modern suspense thriller meets something more wondrous and magical. -- IGN

Author Bio

Joseph Hillstrom King, better known by the pen name Joe Hill, is an American author and comic book writer. He has published four novels--Heart-Shaped Box, Horns, NOS4A2 and The Fireman--and a collection of short stories titled 20th Century Ghosts. He is also the author of the comic book series Locke & Key. He is the son of authors Stephen and Tabitha King.