Locke & Key by Joe Hill Series: Locke & Key
Published by Audible Studios on October 6, 2015
Genres: Horror
Format: Audiobook
Source: personal copy
As part of last year’s Murder, Monsters & Mayhem, I reviewed the first volume in Joe Hill’s Locke & Key series. It is, by far, one of my favorite series, one of the many reasons I got back into reading comics and graphic novels. I’ve been a fan of Hill’s for some time, before his parentage was made public. This dude can write, both novels, short stories and graphic novels. When I heard an audio production was in the works, I was a little concerned. I mean, how do you do an audio production of a graphic novel? Won’t you miss out by not having the visuals before you? When I saw the cast lined up for this production (Haley Joel Osment, Tatiana Maslany, Kate Mulgrew, Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez, and Stephen King, as well as 50 additional voice actors) I knew this would be quite the experience. And it is!
Note that the title of this review indicates it is an audio production. It is not merely an audiobook narration with someone sitting in a sound booth. It is a full-fledged production. With sound effects and not cheesy fabricated ones. It’s quite easy to close your eyes (not a good idea for me as I listen while driving) and imagine the cast of characters performing the scenes before you. It is absolutely and most definitely the most engaging experience I’ve had with an audio. And best of all? It’s free. I’m not kidding at all about this. Audible Studios is not charging a dime. How can you not try it?
Photo credit: Emily Ellsworth
