"Sam Lesser may be dead and gone, but Dodge still has uses for him, and in the first chill days of October, will make contact with him again. The dead know things the living may not, and Sam's restless spirit has had time to discover the thing Dodge wants to know most of all ... where to find the key to the black door"--Publisher's web site.

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The dead plot against the living, the darkness closes in on Keyhouse, and a woman is shattered beyond repair, in the third storyline of the Eisner-winning series. Dodge continues his relentless quest to find the key to the black door, and raises an army of shadows to wipe out anyone who might get in his way. Surrounded and outnumbered, the Locke children find themselves fighting a desperate battle, all alone, in a world where the night itself has become their enemy.

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Acclaimed suspense novelist andNew York Timesbest-selling authorJoe Hillcontinues his Eisner Award-winning story of dark fantasy and wonder. The dead plot against the living, the darkness closes in on Keyhouse, and a woman is shattered beyond repair in the third storyline of the Eisner Award-winning series,Locke & Key- Crown of Shadows. Dodge continues his relentless quest to find the key to the black door, and raises an army of shadows to wipe out anyone who might get in his way. Surrounded and outnumbered, the Locke children find themselves fighting a desperate battle, all alone, in a world where the night itself has become the enemy. Crown of Shadowsfeatures an introduction byBrian K. Vaughan(Saga).

The story of the Keyhouse, a New England mansion, with doors that transform all who walk through them...and home to a hate-filled and relentless creature that will not rest until it opens the most terrible door of all.

While Dodge continues his quest to find the key to the black door, the Locke children are left alone to defend themselves in a world where the night has become their enemy, at their new home, Keyhouse, on the island of Lovecraft, Maine.

Hoping to find the key that will unlock the black door within the Keyhouse, Dodge spawns an army of shadows to fight for his cause. Outnumbered, the Locke children rely on one another to keep fighting, even when it seems that all had been lost.

"The dead plot against the living, the darkness closes in on Keyhouse, and a woman is shattered beyond repair, in the third storyline of the ... series. The Locke children find themselves fighting a desperate battle all alone, in a world where the night itself has become their enemy""--Page 4 of cove

"Sam Lesser may be dead and gone, but Dodge still has uses for him, and in the first chill days of October, will make contact with him again. The dead know things the living may not, and Sam's restless spirit has had time to discover the thing Dodge wants to know most of all ... where to find the key to the black door"--Publisher's web site. The dead plot against the living, the darkness closes in on Keyhouse, and a woman is shattered beyond repair in the third storyline of the award-winning series, Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows. Dodge continues his relentless quest to find the key to the black door, and raises an army of shadows to wipe out anyone who might get in his way. Surrounded and outnumbered, the Locke children find themselves fighting a desperate battle, all alone, in a world where the night itself has become the enemy.

Locke and Key tells of Keyhouse, an unlikely New England mansion, with fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk through them and home to a hate-filled and relentless creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all! Acclaimed suspense novelist and New York Times best-selling author Joe Hill (Heart-Shaped Box) creates an all-new story of dark fantasy and wonder, with astounding artwork from Gabriel Rodriguez.

The Locke children, living in Keyhouse on the Maine island of Lovecraft following their father's murder, struggle to survive in a world in which night has become the enemy since Dodge raised an army of shadows to aid in his search for the key that will open the black door.

The sprawling tale of the Locke family and their mastery of the "whispering steel" thunders to new heights as the true history of the family is revealed to Tyler and Kinsey. Zack Wells assumes a new form, Tyler and Kinsey travel through time, and surprises beyond imagination will be revealed before the sixth issue ends.