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Audie Award Finalist, Original Work, 2016

Based on the best-selling, award-winning graphic novel series Locke & Key - written by acclaimed suspense novelist Joe Hill (NOS4A2, Horns) and illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez - this multicast, fully dramatized audio production brings the images and words to life.

A brutal and tragic event drives the Locke family from their home in California to the relative safety of their ancestral estate in Lovecraft, Massachusetts, an old house with powerful keys and fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk through them. As siblings Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode Locke discover the secrets of the old house, they also find that it's home to a hate-filled and relentless creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all....

Featuring performances by Haley Joel Osment (Entourage, The Sixth Sense), Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Kate Mulgrew (Orange Is the New Black, Star Trek: Voyager), Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez, and Stephen King (The Stand, 11-22-63), as well as a cast of more than 50 voice actors, this audio production preserves the heart-stopping impact of the graphic novel's astounding artwork through the use of richly imagined sound design and a powerful original score.

*Locke & Key contains explicit language and adult situations.

©2014 Joe Hill (P)2015 Audible, Inc. Horror Scary Funny Heartfelt Horror Fiction

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"The concepts in this production, based on a graphic novel, are perfectly executed by a full cast.... Kate Mulgrew leads the way with her perfect portrayal of an ancient grandmother with an evil streak." (AudioFile)
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I was unsure how this would work (being a graphic novel) and haven't listened to a book with so many voice actors for years but it worked amazing well. Occasionally, clearly, extra dialogue had been added as this would not usually be needed in the original format but it was never forced. Really interesting story and loveable characters, it worked really well as an audio book. Good pace and a little different. The reason it lost a star was there is a character who has Downs Syndrome and is both impacted by his condition as expected but is also very insightful to it (in a negative way) and a little extra sensory which I dislike in books, I like to see such people normalised as everyone else is and I didn't like this combination. That said it was really good to see such a character included as there is a real lack of 'different' characters existing in books I just would have liked him to just be.

Absolutely incredible

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Very well put together . great story line and would recommend to anyone . will be listening to more of Joe hills books .

Good stuff

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I like Joe Hill's work - however this story sounds a bit confused in its target audience - I thought I had downloaded a children's book at first until the violence and strong language made an appearance.
I'm guessing this is from its graphic novel origins?
I don't mind some dramatisations but found this one had a bit too much shouting yelling and sound effects.
Still worth a listen if you are a Joe Hill fan but avoid if you just like straight readings.

Ok Story but not sure it works as dramatisation.

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The story telling of this is unique to me. It's like listening to a play. Have listened to this 3 times in a row. Love it!

Absolutely love this!

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If you could sum up Locke & Key in three words, what would they be?

Absolutely great story.

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Since this book is a dramatisation of a graphic novel, it was quite hard to get into.There is no narration, everything seems so visual, and it was hard to keep a track of the characters in the beginning which made it hard to start with.
However you get used to the style and the acting/sound effects are great, and the story is so gripping I just wanted to read it all in one stretch!

I understand this might not be everyone's cup of tea, but I absolutely loved the story/characters and felt a bit lost after I finished it.I think if you in general like these sort of comics you will also like this as an audiobook.

Hard in the beginning, but I loved it!

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