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1. Locke & Key
Locke & Key is absolutely incredible. And it’s something I would recommend even to infrequent or non-comic book readers.
Joe Hill is an accomplished novelist in his own right, the author of books like Heart Shaped Box and Horns, and his comic book work is just as magnificent. This one follows the Locke family, who have moved to Massachusetts to get a new start after a traumatic incident in which the father, Rendell Locke, was killed.
And when I say traumatic, holy hell, are those flashbacks tough to read. But after moving into the Locke family home in Lovecraft, MA (nicknamed the Keyhouse), things start to go strangely. The Locke family kids discover that the house may have some deep dark secrets, all of which can be easily unlocked, even if some of them probably shouldn’t be.
The series is heartwarming and heartrending in equal measure, and can scare the pants off me, making it a must read.
And there you go! Here’s your list of spooky spooky comic books to scare your socks off this Halloween season. I love this time of year, and I hope you do too. So please take my advice, turn off your porch lights, leave a bowl of candy on the doorstep that says “Take one”, and sit in your bedroom under the covers using a flashlight to read one of these great comics. As for me, all I want you to do is think of me when you look to the night sky.
