And that really is where the weirdness truly begins, because the murder of their father was, of course, not random at all. There are more than a few literal ghosts too, some visibly present to the Lockes, some less so. Our tale opens with them trying to adjust to their new surroundings, and their new school, Locke Academy, but the ghost of their father, figuratively speaking, is everywhere: at their house, the school, the whole neighbourhood - the Lockes having been a prominent family in the area for hundreds of years. Now back where their father grew up, living with their uncle Duncan, life is not about to get any less crazy for them. Two of their school friends decided to murder the Locke's father Rendell, apparently at random, and the three kids plus their mother narrowly escaped sharing his fate. It would be fair to say their reason for returning home is not exactly a happy one. Having just read the fifth volume of Joe Hill's masterpiece I felt it was time we finally reviewed the first volume! Tyler, Kinsey and Bode Locke have moved back to the old family pile, Keyhouse, in the prophetically named Lovecraft, Massachusetts. I just really didn't want them to hear us." That's how hard I was squeezing him to keep quiet. "Later on, they found bruises on my little brother's throat. "When they came to kill us, I wasn't heroic. This is what I told myself: don't be heard.
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