Now a Netflix Original Series New York Times-bestselling writer Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez, the creators behind the acclaimed Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft, return with the next chapter in the graphic novel series, Head Games.

The three Locke children--survivors of a horrific home invasion that claimed their father--have just begun to rebuild their lives when little Bode discovers a key with incredible power. Q: What if overcoming your fears, mastering any skill, learning any art was as simple as turning a key? A: It could cost you your life--especially if Dodge, the malevolent creature who is the Locke family's sworn enemy, gets his hands on it.

Head Games features an introduction by Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan).

Author: Joe Hill
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Published: 09/01/2009
Series: Locke & Key (Idw) (Hardcover) #2
Pages: 160
Weight: 1.43lbs
Size: 10.52h x 6.80w x 0.59d
ISBN: 9781600104831
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Annex 12/10/2009
ALA Graphic Novels for Teens 03/01/2010 pg. 22

About the Author
Joe Hill is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Full Throttle, The Fireman, Heart-Shaped Box, and NOS4A2, recently made into a TV series from AMC. His horror novella In the Tall Grass, co-written with Stephen King, was made into a feature film from Netflix. His book of short stories, 20th Century Ghosts, won the Bram Stoker Award and British Fantasy Award for Best Collection. He earned the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his long-running comic book series, Locke & Key, featuring the eye-popping art of Gabriel Rodríguez.


Born in Santiago, Chile, Gabriel Rodríguez began working as an illustrator in the late 90s and in 2002 started drawing books for IDW Publishing, including CSI, George Romero's Land of the Dead, and Beowulf, amongst others.

In 2007, he co-created the award-winning series Locke & Key with Joe Hill. He continued developing other creator-owned projects: the Eisner-winning Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland, with Eric Shanower; Sword of Ages; and the gritty sci-fi adventure Onyx, with Chris Ryall. In 2019, he partnered with Hill once again for two new Locke & Key stories, "Dog Days" and "Nailed It."