Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows

In the second story arc of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez's acclaimed IDW horror-fantasy series, the Locke children—still reeling from the events of the first volume—find their new home, Keyhouse, growing even more dangerous as a malevolent force begins to exploit the family’s magical keys. Crown of Shadows deepens the mythology of the keys while raising the stakes, as the siblings must confront a shadowy new threat that turns the very darkness against them. With Hill's eerie, emotionally resonant writing and Rodriguez's richly detailed, cinematic art, this 2009–2010 run cemented the series as a modern horror classic.