Locke & Key #1

In the eerie quiet of Lovecraft, Massachusetts, the Locke family settles into the decaying Keyhouse after a tragic loss. As the siblings grapple with grief and secrets, youngest brother Bode stumbles upon a mysterious key—its power awakening something far older than the house itself.

In "Welcome to Lovecraft: Chapter Two," Bode stumbles upon a mysterious door that lets him slip free from his body, drifting through Keyhouse as a spirit and watching his family from afar. There, he encounters a strange female presence in the old well house, who reveals the house is filled with doors of impossible power—including one that can change a person’s gender and another, the Anywhere Key, that can open any door in the world. When she asks for a mirror and scissors, Bode must decide what to give her, unaware of what the request might mean.

In "Welcome to Lovecraft: Chapter Three," Kinsey grapples with haunting memories of her father’s death while navigating the tension of school life and the eerie presence of the Keyhouse under police watch. As old wounds resurface and secrets stir, she tentatively reaches out to Jackie, a new friend from track practice, seeking connection amid the growing unease.

In "Welcome to Lovecraft: Chapter Four," Sam journeys across the country, sharing his painful past with a weary truck driver—his father’s abuse, his mother’s indifference, and the cruel weight of high school. As the story unfolds in the eerie town of Lovecraft, Tyler grapples with the pressure to stay strong for Bode, while Bode, in his own quiet way, tries to make sense of the world with a simple knock-knock joke.

In "Welcome to Lovecraft: Chapter Five," Sam's arrival in the eerie town of Lovecraft sets off a desperate standoff as he traps Nina and Duncan in the wine cellar, forcing Nina to choose between handing over the Anywhere key and risking Tyler’s life. With the entity in the well whispering dire warnings to Bode, the young boy faces a chilling ultimatum: deliver the key to save his family or watch them fall to Sam’s wrath.

In "Welcome to Lovecraft: Chapter Six," Bode uncovers the Anywhere key hidden in Kinsey's bracelet, setting off a chain of events that pulls the entity from the well house and into the town’s shadows. As tensions rise in the basement, a violent confrontation leaves Sam wounded, and the entity returns to Lovecraft in the form of a teenage boy named Zack—unpredictable, enigmatic, and watching from the edges of the town’s secrets.