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Locke and Key(Netflix) trailer coming tomorrow
- Thread starter Lifejumper
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It focuses on three siblings who return to their ancestral family home in Massachusetts. There, they discover a bunch of keys with different magical properties and are stalked by a malevolent shapeshifter who wants their power for himself.
Not exactly. It's a good deal darker and more violent than YA fare. There are certainly elements that can appeal to the YA audience, but it's written to cast a bigger net than that one particular audience.
Said differently and hopefully with less snarky replies -- what are the type of characters (super/normal) and the nature of their escapades/capers (sleuth, idol drama, vampires, pulp noir, sci-magi-fiction, etc.)?
I also described it as a New England version of Narnia mixed with Calvin and Hobbes... written by Stephen King's son with his type of violence and horror.
Barring a couple noteworthy exceptions, the main cast consists of normal people. The protagonists (the three siblings) are normal people who discover magic is real; they can access the magic of the keys but they're not wizards or anything of that sort. Their main endeavors focus on piecing together the history of their family home and the nature of the magic keys (which span centuries), as well as figuring out the identity and motives of the evil that is stalking them. Definitely sleuth elements, but emphasis on horror and dark fantasy.
"Three siblings who move into their ancestral estate after their father's gruesome murder discover their new home's magical keys, which must be used in their stand against an evil creature who wants the keys and their powers."
10 episodes, Feb 7th.
10 episodes, Feb 7th.
Nature of enemies delves into spoilers but let's just say supernatural. Normal people dealing with it and house has keys that have supernatural effects.
Sounds good, I'll definitely check it out -- thanks! I appreciate the info -- I originally had no interest in the Umbrella Academy (I knew nothing about it), but I gave it a shot based on some feedback here and binged it in 2 days...loved it.
Right off the bat as well.
I cannot wait for this. I hope its amazing and I hope its hugely popular because it deserves to be.
I really hope they do this property justice. If it's neutered for the sake of appeasing parents so a younger audience can watch it'll be a let down.
Two pilots! One at Fox and one at Hulu. This is the third attempt.
I didn't know about the Hulu one. I'm kinda glad the Fox one didn't pick up. It probably would've been watered down and canceled after a season or two.
Joe Hill's stories like Horns and NOS4A2 feature young adults/adults, but are generally more than that. Hell, a lot of his themes bare similar darkness to that of his dad, Stephen King. No one calls "It" a "story aimed towards children" because it features a group of kids. It's a horror story.
If anything, most of Joe Hill's works are just considered "horror" as well. If Netflix series like "Haunting at Hill House" and "Marianne" are naturally deemed "horror series", so would Locke and Key.
So what I'm getting from this is, it's the thing I'm imagining The Magicians would be like if it wasn't so much like Supernatural
Cant believe this is finally happening. God damn. I still remember the Fox pilot that never aired lol. L&K is definitely one of my all time faves. Joe does seem to have direct input on this project so I'm hoping they deliver the goods. I'm super excited.
oh and the audiobook of Locke and Key that came out a few years back is actually stellar as well
oh and the audiobook of Locke and Key that came out a few years back is actually stellar as well
The one on Audible? I read so many bad reviews of it on the site.
All the descriptions just sound so YA though lol. And plenty of YA stuff has fucked up things in it, the whole genre of forcing kids to kill each other is all YA right back to Battle Royale. The difference between all those and something not YA like Lord of the Flies is huge even though the latter has younger characters.
I'll give this a shot though, don't mind some YA now and again, if it ends up being more mature that's a plus, and horror/dark fantasy is my cup of tea
Maybe there's a reason IT doesn't sound like YA and this does
Just because the main characters are kids doesn't mean it's some crappy YA book, ffs.