Al Grubb was a former classmate of Tyler Locke and Sam Lesser in San Francisco.
History[]
Helping Sam Lesser[]
Al Grubb worked at a car wash in San Francisco, where he developed an infatuation with Nina Locke, who he knew to be the wife of his guidance counselor, Rendell Locke.[1]
He eventually went to Willits with Sam Lesser, who was taking instructions from Dodge. The pair presumably killed a man and a woman and stole their truck. They invaded the Locke family's vacation home. While Rendell was held at gunpoint by Sam, Al proceeded to rape Nina.
Al came out of the room after hearing Sam shoot Rendell. He then ordered Sam to pursue Tyler, Kinsey, and Bode Locke. Tyler eventually overpowered Sam, but soon found himself unarmed before Al. Al briefly wondered where he left his hatchet before Nina drove it into the back of his head, killing him.[2]
Head Games[]
When the Locke children discovered the use of the Head Key, they saw memories of Al and Sam Lesser inside Bode Locke's head.[3]
Alpha[]
During Dodge's ultimate attack on the Lockes, one of the shadows in Keyhouse took the form of Al. It nearly killed Nina with a hatchet, but was dispatched by Daniel Mutuku.[4]
Trivia[]
- Al Grubb originally was one of the main characters of an unpublished horror novel that Joe Hill wrote many years ago called "The Briars". According to Joe, the novel mainly focused on Sam Lesser and Al's killing spree and the relationship those two develop. Unfortunately, no publisher wanted to publish the novel.[5][6]
Appearances[]
References[]
- ↑ Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft #4. May 14, 2008
- ↑ Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft #1. February 20, 2008
- ↑ Locke & Key: Head Games #3, "Chapter Two". March 4, 2009
- ↑ Locke & Key: Alpha #1, "Omega & Alpha", September 11, 2013
- ↑ The Joe Hill Collection, Unpublished
- ↑ SDCC: Hill and Rodriguez Open Up On the End of "Locke and Key"