At the Locke & Key: Season 1 premiere fan event in Los Angeles, executive producers Carlton Cuse and Meredith Averill explain why they changed the name of the town where Keyhouse is located, from Lovecraft to Matheson.

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"It was actually Joe Hill's idea to do that. It was an homage to Richard Matheson, one of Joe's favorites, so that was really his choice to do that," Cuse went on to share more about why Hill made the change. "There was a lot of Lovecraftian elements in the comics and then when we moved it to TV, [Joe] was like, 'I wanted to honor another author.'"For a closer look at the series, be sure to check out the official Season 1 trailer in the video below:Richard Matheson was an American author who wrote I Am Legend and What Dreams May Come. Both of the aforementioned titles were turned into feature films starring popular actors like Will Smith and the late Robin Williams.Locke & Key: Season 1 premieres on Netflix on February 7th. For more on Locke & Key, check out our spoiler-free review of Season 1 and learn everything you need to know about the source material graphic novel

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