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Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft
Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft #6
In the conclusion to the first Locke & Key story, by New York Times best-selling author Joe Hill and artistic wonder Gabriel Rodriguez, Sam Lesser has promised to kill each of the Locke children, one at a time, if he doesn’t get what he wants: the key to anywhere, and the key to the black door. Six-year-old Bode, though, has made a desperate bargain with the creature in the well house… set her free, and she’ll stop Sam herself…
38 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 30, 2008
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About the author
Joe Hill
503 books29.5k followersJoe Hill's debut, Heart-Shaped Box, won the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel. His second, Horns, was made into a film freakfest starring Daniel Radcliffe. His other novels include NOS4A2, and his #1 New York Times Best-Seller, The Fireman... which was also the winner of a 2016 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Horror Novel.
He writes short stories too. Some of them were gathered together in his prize-winning collection, 20th Century Ghosts.
He won the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his long running comic book series, Locke & Key, co-created with illustrator and art wizard Gabriel Rodriguez.
He lives in New Hampshire with a corgi named McMurtry after a certain beloved writer of cowboy tales. His next book, Strange Weather, a collection of novellas, storms into bookstores in October of 2017.
He writes short stories too. Some of them were gathered together in his prize-winning collection, 20th Century Ghosts.
He won the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his long running comic book series, Locke & Key, co-created with illustrator and art wizard Gabriel Rodriguez.
He lives in New Hampshire with a corgi named McMurtry after a certain beloved writer of cowboy tales. His next book, Strange Weather, a collection of novellas, storms into bookstores in October of 2017.
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December 29, 2021
Just how many keys are there.
So dodge or echo was a guy not a girl really weird.
And he is making friends with the family now.
Sam is a ghost, maybe forever they took his body somewhere and that guy has the key to the door anyway.
Glad no one died.
So dodge or echo was a guy not a girl really weird.
And he is making friends with the family now.
Sam is a ghost, maybe forever they took his body somewhere and that guy has the key to the door anyway.
Glad no one died.
December 16, 2023
A solid conclusion to this first volume. I can't wait to see what's up next!
July 1, 2022
Things just got out of hand, Sam somehow gets lucky enough to beat everyone and Bode frees up the entity from the well and Sam is now a ghost and Bode found something new let's see how things go ahead.
I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I can. I Love comics to bits, may comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and then just Keep on Reading.
I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics as I can. I Love comics to bits, may comics never leave my side. I loved reading this and love reading more, you should also read what you love and then just Keep on Reading.
May 24, 2016
OMG YESSSSSSSSSS
September 23, 2024
Me encanta esta sagaaaaa! Ya se va separando algo de la serie (o mejor dicho, la serie es la que se fue separando) aunque más bien en los detalles (pero detalles importantes a mi entender) que en el centro de la cuestión. Sigo pensando que la adaptación, hasta el momento, es magnífica, aunque muy dulcificada, pero es que estoy viendo que el original (esta saga de novelas gráficas), es espectacular.
April 13, 2020
Estos 6 libros (Welcome to Lovecraft) pertenecen al volumen 1 de esta saga que me decidi a leer pues la serie de Netflix me gusto y quise ver que mas habia en le trasfondo o que podra pasar en las sigueintes temporadas y como siempre entre libros y adaptaciones que cambios hubo al llevarlos a la pantalla.
March 23, 2020
This was so intense, omg!!
December 27, 2020
End of Volume 1.
In this final issue, Sam Lesser struggles with the Locke family to get the Anywhere Key and the Omega Key. Tyler finally experiences being a ghost through the Ghost Key. At first, he thinks he’s really dead, but remembers what Bode said.
This is the defining issue where the Netflix adaptation and the comic series significantly differ. I definitely like both of them, but the comics are better. They have a more eerie feel to them. I highly recommend if you like suspense, fantasy, and supernatural.
Will definitely be reading the rest of the series and am hoping for a second season of the Netflix adaptation.
In this final issue, Sam Lesser struggles with the Locke family to get the Anywhere Key and the Omega Key. Tyler finally experiences being a ghost through the Ghost Key. At first, he thinks he’s really dead, but remembers what Bode said.
This is the defining issue where the Netflix adaptation and the comic series significantly differ. I definitely like both of them, but the comics are better. They have a more eerie feel to them. I highly recommend if you like suspense, fantasy, and supernatural.
Will definitely be reading the rest of the series and am hoping for a second season of the Netflix adaptation.
November 19, 2020
Hook, line, and sinker.
What's up with the gender swap, though?
I'd say take my money, but I'd rather you didn't, considering...
What's up with the gender swap, though?
I'd say take my money, but I'd rather you didn't, considering...
December 30, 2020
Wow, what an exciting read! There was so much action and tension. We learned about another key and it ended in a cliffhanger. I look forward to reading the Head Games issues.
November 10, 2024
This issue raises more questions than it solves! Which is great, as it makes me want to keep reading. The well creature is more tricksy than ever and Sam is, if not dead, then close enough. I hope he stays that way. Physical violence is always less interesting to me than head games, and the well creature (I suppose I should call it? him? Zack, but it feels like Zack is only for the moment) seems as if it will excel at those, which is promising.
Finally, I realise that Nina has not been raised on the horror genre, but if Sam isn't dead she's got two kids who failed to kill him and she needs to teach them follow-through. Almost, in this case, is not good enough, and that's a horrifying note in itself to end on.
Finally, I realise that Nina has not been raised on the horror genre, but if Sam isn't dead she's got two kids who failed to kill him and she needs to teach them follow-through. Almost, in this case, is not good enough, and that's a horrifying note in itself to end on.
March 22, 2020
Este volumen, resultó ser muy atrapante en el sentido que, página a página el suspenso crecía, al punto de que te ponía la piel de gallina y te desesperas tanto que le gritas a los personajes para tratar de ayudarlos.
March 17, 2024
I read this issue in the graphic novel volume, Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft. See my review for it here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 30, 2020
Creo que veré el trailer de nuevo, esta historia va más allá que una aventura de llaves y puertas mágicas, y creo que hay que leer más tomos para entender la serie.
September 23, 2021
انگار پسر آقای استیون کینگ هم مثل خودش نابغهست.
Can you hear the drums?
Can you hear the drums?
January 19, 2023
So easy to read. They are geared for younger teens. But it's still a great story. Love it.
October 20, 2020
This is a review of the entire series.
The story follows the Locke siblings; the curious young Bode, his rebellious sister Kinsey and his mature brother Tyler. After their father is tragically murdered in a mysterious home invasion, they move to their ancestral home in Lovecraft (a very suitable name for the hellish place they're moving into) with their alcoholic mother. The Locke house holds many strange secrets, keys that unlock forbidden powers and ancient evils never meant to be released. It turns out that the murder of the Locke family's father may not have been a coincidence. There are higher forces at play, manipulating the living from the shadows and orchestrating the downfall of the entire world.
This was a great surprise. I've been reading manga my entire life, but I confess that I never got into American comics and graphic novels (until now that is.) This series managed to win me over and open up an entire new medium of fiction to me. I was impressed by how realistic and human the characters are, there are so many unique people that are developed with utmost respect and is an example of diversity done extremely well. It really does rival the best of Stephen King and other big horror writers of the same ilk. It's got body swapping, spirit battles, mind-bending powers, ghosts and demons, heavy metal culture, blood and guts, tears and trauma, it's a thrilling ride all the way through.
Every volume packed a handful of punches. Volume 4 was the weakest of the series but even that one had a strong finish that eventually led to an even stronger ending. Suffering and grief is portrayed with rich emotion. The character development is moving. The villain is merciless and is actively involved with the plot at all times. All the side characters play a big role in the climactic finale and they all get the satisfying resolutions they deserve. Great series.
***
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The story follows the Locke siblings; the curious young Bode, his rebellious sister Kinsey and his mature brother Tyler. After their father is tragically murdered in a mysterious home invasion, they move to their ancestral home in Lovecraft (a very suitable name for the hellish place they're moving into) with their alcoholic mother. The Locke house holds many strange secrets, keys that unlock forbidden powers and ancient evils never meant to be released. It turns out that the murder of the Locke family's father may not have been a coincidence. There are higher forces at play, manipulating the living from the shadows and orchestrating the downfall of the entire world.
This was a great surprise. I've been reading manga my entire life, but I confess that I never got into American comics and graphic novels (until now that is.) This series managed to win me over and open up an entire new medium of fiction to me. I was impressed by how realistic and human the characters are, there are so many unique people that are developed with utmost respect and is an example of diversity done extremely well. It really does rival the best of Stephen King and other big horror writers of the same ilk. It's got body swapping, spirit battles, mind-bending powers, ghosts and demons, heavy metal culture, blood and guts, tears and trauma, it's a thrilling ride all the way through.
Every volume packed a handful of punches. Volume 4 was the weakest of the series but even that one had a strong finish that eventually led to an even stronger ending. Suffering and grief is portrayed with rich emotion. The character development is moving. The villain is merciless and is actively involved with the plot at all times. All the side characters play a big role in the climactic finale and they all get the satisfying resolutions they deserve. Great series.
***
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April 15, 2015
Ωραίο κλείσιμο, κλείνει ότι πρέπει κι αφήνει ανοιχτά ένα σωρό ενδιαφέροντα πράγματα. Αλλά ακόμα τα παιδιά δεν έχουν καλοκαταλάβει τι γίνεται με τα κλειδιά. ίσως και να του βγει σε καλό αυτό...
June 12, 2016
So much happens in this last chapter. The descriptions/illustrations of the action is beautiful and the plot just keeps getting denser.
August 8, 2019
hill at its best
August 15, 2021
"How come you never turn into a ghost anymore, Bode ?"
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