K e yh ou se st an ds on t h e hea dla nds of Lov ecra ft Isla nd, a house older t han t he ver y fo u n di n g o f A m er i c a . I t con t ain s wh o- kn ows - how-m a ny key s. E a ch opens a different lock an d each has a di ffer en t o ccu l t p u r po s e. O n e c an c h an ge your gender. Another c a n c au s e sh adows t o spring off the w alls, t akin g s olid, u n n atura l form . T h e Anywh ere Key allows the user t o un loc k on e door an d step through a not h e r, mile s or c on t inents a w a y . T he re ’ s a ke y t o f ix broken things, a ke y t o u n loc k t h e s oul from the body, an d more . A nd more . A nd more .
The key s ha v e a lw a y s been w ea pons o f war .
Loc ke & Key c r e a t e d b y J o e Hi l l and G ab r i el R o d r i g u ez
Storytellers: Gabriel Rodr iguez an d Joe Hill
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