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Please, have mercy and cut out the sound effects
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Unnecessary
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Publisher's Summary
Audie Award Finalist, Original Work, 2016
Based on the best-selling, award-winning graphic novel series Locke & Key - written by acclaimed suspense novelist Joe Hill (NOS4A2, Horns) and illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez - this multicast, fully dramatized audio production brings the images and words to life.
A brutal and tragic event drives the Locke family from their home in California to the relative safety of their ancestral estate in Lovecraft, Massachusetts, an old house with powerful keys and fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk through them. As siblings Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode Locke discover the secrets of the old house, they also find that it's home to a hate-filled and relentless creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all....
Featuring performances by Haley Joel Osment (Entourage, The Sixth Sense), Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Kate Mulgrew (Orange Is the New Black, Star Trek: Voyager), Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez, and Stephen King (The Stand, 11-22-63), as well as a cast of more than 50 voice actors, this audio production preserves the heart-stopping impact of the graphic novel's astounding artwork through the use of richly imagined sound design and a powerful original score.
*Locke & Key contains explicit language and adult situations.
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- Kyle Warren
- 01-23-19
don't waste your time/money
everything about this book/audiobook was horrible. story was just an edge feast trying to make each new situation worse than the last. I'd say nearly 10% of this audiobook is crying or screaming. Another 10% being music randomly played for 20 seconds to over a min straight transitioning between scenes. At times there will be a struggle situation and it isn't clear what happened until later when you find out one of the characters is still alive. just overall a horrible story and horrible production . It's like listening to a movie playing in the next room over.
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- Randall
- 10-24-15
I WANT MY MONEY BACK!
This book was just a comic book that drags on and on and on. It is very difficult to follow because of all the different readers, some of which put me to sleep as soon as they started reading.
81 of 90 people found this review helpful
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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- azaleasmom
- 08-24-16
Hated it
This story was too hard to follow. Too many character voices all over, and horrible acting. Not for a second was this a believable story.
24 of 27 people found this review helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- Queentwig
- 10-14-16
Couldn't get through the first couple of chapters
What would have made Locke & Key better?
When a full cast recording is made there should be a narrator. Don't make narration internal dialogue. This can be very annoying. Especially if those characters are children. A good example of a full cast recording would be that of American Gods. Or World War Z. This recording Was too irritating to even get through so I can't even tell you if the story was good or not. I got to the part, very early on, where a 6 year old was pushing a chair up to a shelf to grab something. That child becoming breathless in his struggle to move the chair and describing that battle was more than I could bear.
23 of 26 people found this review helpful
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story1 out of 5 stars
- Gail
- Manquin, VA, USA
- 07-26-16
Very Disappointed
Mr. Hills previous book, "NOS4A2" was so good and I wrongly expected a good book. For me it was predictable, lacked imagination and I would have to say adolescent. The problem is I wouldn't allow my adolescent child or grandchild to read it because of the language, story line and violence. I do not recommend this book.
21 of 24 people found this review helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- Shawn Holman
- Seattle, WA USA
- 06-14-18
It's a mess
Ihave a feeling I'd really like the graphic novel. But the audiobook is a mess. There's very little direction or narration of who is saying what. So it's just kind of a guess sometimes as to who is speaking and what is happening. There's lots of sound effects but I often couldn't tell by the sound effect what was happening. At one point a character changes gender and then I was completely lost as to who it was that was speaking. Overall I found the audiobook to be so confusing that I finally stopped listening. Maybe if I listened to it as I read along with the graphic novel I'd enjoy it more.
42 of 49 people found this review helpful
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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- Thaddeus Brzycki
- 10-07-16
Don't bother
Would you try another book from Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez and/or the narrators?
no way
What do you think your next listen will be?
JD Rob
Any additional comments?
I thought that the characters were too cliche and didn;t fit with the ages of the character
20 of 23 people found this review helpful
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- Phyllis
- Joshua, TX, United States
- 08-09-17
Couldn't finish this!!
The story started out pretty good but soon fell apart. The sound effects were irritating and hard to follow. Too unbelievable even for a ghost story. I will be getting my credit back for this one.
19 of 22 people found this review helpful
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- Carol Fink
- Farmington Hills, MI United States
- 08-03-17
Locke & Key
This is performed as s play. Doesn't work in an audible book format. Horrible story. Everybody screaming, you cannot tell who is doing what. Forget it!'
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- Stu
- 09-25-16
poor story and performance
this is more of a radio performance of a play than an audio book. the sorry drags out and is convoluted. couldn't finish listening to it which is VERY unusual for me, I can usually force myself to at least finish an audible hoping it will get better.
24 of 28 people found this review helpful
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- MsRanPan
- 12-05-15
Absolutely incredible
I was unsure how this would work (being a graphic novel) and haven't listened to a book with so many voice actors for years but it worked amazing well. Occasionally, clearly, extra dialogue had been added as this would not usually be needed in the original format but it was never forced. Really interesting story and loveable characters, it worked really well as an audio book. Good pace and a little different. The reason it lost a star was there is a character who has Downs Syndrome and is both impacted by his condition as expected but is also very insightful to it (in a negative way) and a little extra sensory which I dislike in books, I like to see such people normalised as everyone else is and I didn't like this combination. That said it was really good to see such a character included as there is a real lack of 'different' characters existing in books I just would have liked him to just be.
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- Rsh
- 11-01-15
Like Listening to a High Budget Film
I enjoyed listening to this audiobook but there was little in way of actual storytelling, more of characters speaking with high drama and lots of special effects. The result was dramatic and engrossing. I'm not sure I would always go for this type of audiobook, as it lacks the intimacy of a one narrator tell. But it certainly gave me an idea of what can be done with sound.
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- Stephen MacNulty
- 10-10-15
Amazing!
A great twisted tale. Enjoyed this brilliant story from story from start to finish. Highly recommended to anyone who likes graphic comic audio books.
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- Paul
- 10-09-15
what a FANTASTIC book !
why can't we have more fully dramatised books like that? I work on site most of the time...this book brought me to tears at the end...not a good look on site :)
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- markyb
- 10-14-15
Good stuff
Very well put together . great story line and would recommend to anyone . will be listening to more of Joe hills books .
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- nnn63
- 10-14-15
OH MY GOSH! Amazing! Just BRILLIANT! I LOVE IT!
What made the experience of listening to FREE: Locke & Key the most enjoyable?
The full cast. The audio book lifted audio experience to a new level.
What was one of the most memorable moments of FREE: Locke & Key?
Can't say...a few great memorable moments playing in my head.
Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances? How does this one compare?
Audio drama performed by full cast, only thing I will say is that I'm going to listen to it AGAIN!
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Emotional rollercoaster indeed! I really feel for the Mother as much as the other main characters.
Any additional comments?
A great fantasy horror thrill for me.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Nigel
- 10-14-15
An emotional rollercoaster.
Locke and Key is bought to life by a superb cast and there's also ambient noise to really put you as a fly on the wall as your mind constructs the image.
I thoroughly enjoyed the listen, it was a turbulent rollercoaster of emotions all the way through. Picture this, I'm a 6'4, 33 year old, gym loving male, I'm also foreman where I work and after 10 clock tea break, most of my delegation and other duties are pretty much done. So its around this time I pop my head phones on and work preying I won't get disturbed ( fat chance).
Now, three times this audio comic has had me fighting back tears. Its not exactly the look you wanna go for when you've 9 men to look after.
Our hero, Tyler, is a level headed young man for an 18 year old, looking after his mum and siblings in the abscense of his father, as past events spiral their life out of control in the magical Locke household that belongs to their Uncle Duncan.
The story twists and turns and comes to a conclusion you find yourself asking how you never saw it coming.
10/10. Now to treat my lovely lady to a new graphic novel I know she is gonna love.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Karole
- 10-13-15
Excellent, amazing and original!!
Loved the plot with twists and turns and incredibly absorbing. There are some books which have captivated me and meant I would read and read and read as desperate to reach the end of it. This is the first audio book that is equally compelling! Loved the cast and dramatic presentation. The only negative found was that sometimes I struggled to understand who was who mainly because it packs so much in and jumps a little plot wise. STILL AMAZING!
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Matthew
- 10-06-15
A Masterpiece
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I will recommend this to friends as it takes audio fiction to a new level. Narrated audio books are great, but dramatised stories offer so much more, and this one was executed brilliantly. From the writing and acting, through to the music, soundscape, and production - everything is first class.
What was one of the most memorable moments of FREE: Locke & Key?
The acting in some of the intense scenes is brilliant, the cast worked extremely well together and did a fantastic job.
What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
As Joe Hill himself said, you can't get scared reading a comic. I think he said that anyway...
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
The tension building and suspense has been done very well, it's an emotional rollercoaster for sure.
Any additional comments?
Amazing job all round, and can't believe this is being given away for free. I'd have paid about £25 for it.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Rory
- 10-14-15
Wow!
This was my first experience of a graphic novel of this type/genre and also the first time I'd tried an audio book that wasn't read by one person. I struggled at first and wondered if this was for me but after around 45 mins I was hooked. superb story, interesting characters and the score/actors really brought it to life. Thoroughly enjoyed it and am now hunting for something similar. ....would definitely recommend it :-)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Chean
- 01-07-16
Horror, Family, Humour, Mystery in equal measures
I expected a narrative reading but was pleasantly surprised by the high quality drama performance extravaganza.
More enjoyable after reading the graphic novel first. Well done production with well thought out sound cues for going through doors... Excellent vocal performances - got me really involved in the drama.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Servelan
- 12-22-15
Enthralling!
The music and sound effects were great. The voice actors were fantastic. This story brought me to tears.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- Samantha McDermott
- 11-23-15
riveting
great story, great characters, kept me involved till the end. couldn't stop at the end of each chapter
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- tony
- 11-19-15
blody awsome
great story thrilling good plots loved every minute of it thank you for this audable
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Erik
- 11-11-15
Brilliant audio drama
great story presented in an amazing fully created sound scape with a full character cast
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Adam Hodgkiss
- 11-05-15
Enjoyable
Great story - great voice performances. There were a couple of occasions things became unclear without the aid of the visual medium (originally this was a graphic novel). Enjoyable though - worth your time.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- sally
- 10-26-15
caaol story
it was a little hard to hear sometimes and to understand what some of the noises were
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- nigel
- 05-02-18
great attempt
I loved the concept of what was done here, there aren't too many full production audio books around and full credit to the producers, writers and actors.
however it did get a bit confusing at times with some of the sound effects.
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- Tilly Hopper
- 07-10-17
Food for the Soul
Deeply moved and decidedly impressed! Beautification combination of old school Radio Play and Audible reading.
Storytelling comes of age with this superb rendition of a Modern Fairytale.
The contradiction inherent to the concept of an Audible version of a Graphic Novel is part of what makes this tale SO compelling.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance1 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Jonathan Crane
- 06-29-16
not worth it
wasn't well described to me it left me feeling I was missing something every scene
1 of 2 people found this review helpful