Locke & Key: Head Games, Volume Two
The three Locke children--survivors of a horrific home invasion that claimed their father--have just begun to rebuild their lives when little Bode discovers a key with an incredible power. Q: What if overcoming your fears, mastering any skill, learning any art was as simple as turning a key in a...
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The three Locke children--survivors of a horrific home invasion that claimed their father--have just begun to rebuild their lives when little Bode discovers a key with an incredible power. Q: What if overcoming your fears, mastering any skill, learning any art was as simple as turning a key in a lock? A: It could cost you your life - especially if Dodge, the malevolent creature who is the Locke family's sworn enemy, gets his hands on it. Written by Hill and featuring the mind-bending art of Gabriel Rodriguez, the second installment of Locke & Key is one head-trip you won't forget.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781596063143 (1596063149)
Publish date: May 31st 2010
Publisher: Subterranean Press
Pages no: 269
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Paranormal,
Adult,
Mystery,
Horror,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
Graphic Novels Comics,
Comic Book,
Supernatural
Series: Locke & Key (#2)
Head Games combines body horror and fear of brainwashing into a very effective horror concept that is particularly well suited to the graphic medium. Bode Locke finds a key that opens up the top of people's heads. Once a head is open, not only can you see a sort of Hieronymus Bosch hellscape of thei...
This second volume was a lot calmer than the first, but I enjoyed it all the same. The story continues on in a very intriguing manner. Some of the characters' motivations annoyed me and I felt it was slightly stereotypical for "the guy does stupid things to get with the girl" but it didn't bother me...
'Locke and Key' gets even more weird. Hill has introduced the family, their hangups, and the unspeakable evil that lurks beneath the surface of exclusive white coastal towns. Bode was forced to make an agreement with the representative of that evil in order to save his family, and as a result, somet...
Well, it's official. I'm in love with this series. From Warren Ellis' introduction (who I also adore), to the unexpected ending, this volume has sealed my love of Locke & Key. Joe Hill's mind must be a place of terror and wonder, because the things that come out of it are magical! Unexpectedly, I ...
These books are so imaginative and shocking. I'm definitely wowed! I never know what they're going to do next. And I can't wait for more.
10 years ago
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