Joe Hill tisse avec maestrie des récits d'horreur surnaturelle, plongeant dans les recoins les plus sombres de la psyché humaine tout en explorant les forces insaisissables qui nous entourent. Il captive les lecteurs par des récits pleins de suspense et un regard perçant sur la terreur qui se cache sous la surface de la vie ordinaire. Son talent pour créer des atmosphères troublantes et des personnages inoubliables en fait une voix de premier plan dans l'horreur contemporaine.
The book features a comprehensive collection of all six volumes of a critically acclaimed series, now adapted into a Netflix original series. This massive compendium offers fans an opportunity to experience the entire storyline in one volume, highlighting its significance and popularity in contemporary media.
Set against the backdrop of 1980s Midwest America, a teen outsider's reckless choice unleashes a chilling nightmare that unfolds over four decades. Blending elements of horror and psychological intrigue, this novel weaves a gripping tale reminiscent of Stephen King's storytelling, exploring themes of fear and consequence. Joe Hill returns with a powerful narrative that promises to captivate fans of horror and suspense alike.
Arthur Oakes is a reader, a dreamer, and a student at Rackham College, Maine, renowned for its frosty winters, exceptional library, and beautiful buildings. But his idyll—and burgeoning romance with Gwen Underfoot—is shattered when a local drug dealer and her partner corner him into one of the worst crimes he can imagine: stealing rare books from the college library.Trapped and desperate, Arthur turns to his closest friends for comfort and help. Together they dream up a wild, fantastical scheme to free Arthur from the cruel trap in which he finds himself. Wealthy, irrepressible Colin Wren suggests using the unnerving Crane journal (bound in the skin of its author) to summon a dragon to do their bidding. The others—brave, beautiful Alison Shiner; the battling twins Donna and Donovan McBride; and brainy, bold Gwen—don’t hesitate to join Colin in an effort to smash reality and bring a creature of the impossible into our world.But there’s nothing simple about dealing with dragons, and their pact to save Arthur becomes a terrifying bargain in which the six must choose a new sacrifice for King Sorrow every year—or become his next meal.
The series delves deeper into the mystical and haunting world of Locke & Key, featuring the third and fourth arcs, Crown of Shadows and Keys to the Kingdom. This reformatted hardcover collection showcases all-new cover art and design by co-creator Gabriel Rodriguez, enhancing the visual experience of the critically-acclaimed narrative. As a modern masterpiece, it continues to captivate audiences with its blend of fantasy and horror, now also available as a Netflix Original Series.
"It took two lifetimes and countless victims, but Lucas 'Dodge' Caravaggio has his terrible prize at last: the key which will open The Black Door. Disguised in the form of little Bode Locke, Dodge descends into the Drowning Cave, to throw back the door and release the demons on the other side. Those who have stood against him for so long - Tyler, Kinsey, Scot, Nina, Rufus, and all the rest - take their places as the final tragedy unfolds ... A confrontation between decency and hate in the caverns a hundred feet beneath Keyhouse, at the threshold of an evil kept for generations under lock and key."--Provided by publisher
Features the first two story arcs, Welcome to Lovecraft and Headgames, with all-new cover art and design.
Tyler and Kinsey Locke have no idea that their now-deceased nemesis, Lucas "Dodge" Caravaggio, has taken over the body of their younger brother, Bode. With unrestricted access to Keyhouse, Dodge's ruthless quest to find the Omega Key and open the Black Door is almost complete. But Tyler and Kinsey have a dangerous key of their own - one that can unlock all the secrets of Keyhouse by opening a gateway to the past. The time has come for the Lockes to face theri own legacy and the darkness behind the Black Door. Because if they don't learn from their family history, they may be doomed to repeat it, and time is running out!
The dead plot against the living, the darkness closes in on Keyhouse, and a woman is shattered beyond repair, in the third storyline of the Eisner-nominated series, Locke & Key! Dodge continues his relentless quest to find the key to the black door, and raises an army of shadows to wipe out anyone who might get in his way. Surrounded and outnumbered, the Locke children find themselves fighting a desperate battle, all alone, in a world where the night itself has become their enemy.
Unlock moments from Keyhouse's long history, expanding the saga of the Locke family in this collection of stories, which includes the epic crossover with DC's The Sandman Universe!For two hundred years, the Locke family has watched over Keyhouse, a New England mansion where reality has come unhinged and shadows are known to walk on their own. Here they have guarded a collection of impossible keys, instruments capable of unlocking both unparalleled wonder and unimaginable evil.Take a glimpse into the lives of Chamberlin Locke and his family in the early 20th century as they use the keys to fight battles big and small. From the killing fields of Europe during WWI and the depths of Hell, the Lockes are in a constant struggle to keep the dark forces of their world at bay.Collects three standalone tales, "Small World," the Eisner-nominated "Open the Moon," and the never-before-seen "Face the Music," along with the 3-part ...In Pale Battalions Go... and the epic 80-page crossover with The Sandman Universe, Hell & Gone all from the co-creators of Locke & Key, Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez!
"With more keys making themselves known, and the depths of the Locke's family's mystery ever-expanding, Dodge's desperation to end his shadowy quest drives the habitants of Keyhouse ever closer to a revealing conclusion."--Amazon.com
