Need a new binge series on Netflix? Check out Locke and Key which debuted in early February. My 12 year old and I really enjoyed it. Based on the graphic novel series (2008 – 2013) by Joe Hill and illustrator Gabriel Rodriquez. The written series is darker and more ghoulish and not surprising since the writer is related to none other then Stephen King. Yes, his son – Joseph Hillström King – writes under “Joe Hill”. Rodriquez is a Chilean artist who started out with an architectural degree. The tv series is a lighter version of their novels. A supernatural one my tween can watch.
The show's synopsis reads: “After their father is murdered under mysterious circumstances, the three Locke siblings and their mother move into their ancestral home, Keyhouse, which they discover is full of magical keys that may be connected to their father's death. As the Locke children explore the different keys and their unique powers, a mysterious demon awakens – and will stop at nothing to steal them.”
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Stephen King's Bangor, Maine home. One of my personal top places to explore. Never gonna happen, but one can hope – yeah?
A couple of entertainment writers from Fancy Pants Home.com set out to determine if Keyhouse is real since it's so creepy and cool in the series. Found out it is a sound stage. But, they gleefully surmise it could be based on the real King house since it's where Joe Hill grew up.
The Netflix series creators are the same ones that brought us the Haunting of Hill House so some are dismayed that Locke and Key isn't as dark as it could be. I haven't read the comic so can't comment on that, but I liked it. Can't wait for the second season.
One side note: In the books, the strange academy the Locke kids attend is called Lovecraft, but in the series it's changed to Mattheson. I personally prefer the original title.
