Kinsey Locke's Fear

This article is about Kinsey Locke's Fear from the graphic novels. You may be looking for Kinsey's Fear from the Netflix adaptation.

Kinsey Locke's Fear
Biographical information
Status	Alive
Occupation	Idea
Family information
Family	Kinsey's Tears (companion)
Physical appearance
Hair	White
Eyes	Red
Appearance
First appearance	Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft #1

Kinsey Locke's Fear is a small monster created when Kinsey Locke removed it from her head with the Head Key. After being removed, together with Kinsey's Tears, Kinsey becomes completely fearless and without sadness. It has a long twisting tongue, wild hair with a streak in it similar to Kinsey's, but blood-colored wields a black dagger and wears a newspaper that changes headline based on the situation.

History

Head Games

Kinsey has Tyler pull the Fear and Tears out of her head and put them into a glass bottle. The Fear is shown bullying Tears a lot. The two begin rummaging so much in the bottle that it tips over, breaking a picture of Kinsey and Duncan Locke. The bottle is plugged with a wax candle. Later that night, when Zack Wells sneaks into Kinsey's room, Fear wakes up as he uses the Anywhere Key to travel to Duncan's place. When Zack returns, Fear and Tears try to wake up and warn Kinsey about him. She doesn't believe them, however, and has Zack put the bottle in a drawer.

Crown of Shadows

When Kinsey's shadow is controlled by Dodge using the Shadow Key, it takes the form of her Fear.

Keys to the Kingdom

On February 12, Kinsey shows the Head Key and the bottle with Fear and Tears to Scot Kavanaugh and Jamal Saturday. By now, the bottle is completely filled with tears and the two have drowned. Kinsey believes they are gone for good.

Clockworks

Dodge, in Bode's body is looking for the Head Key in Kinsey's room and accidentally breaks the bottle with Fear and Tears. The two wake up and are mad that Kinsey let them drown. They sneak around in the house until they find their way into Tyler where they find his Bravery has locked his Fear, Hot-head, Hatred, and crazy up. Kinsey's Fear and Tears then break them out and they all overpower Tyler's Bravery. This becomes all too much for Tyler, and he's convinced that Keyhouse has to be burned down. Kinsey stops him and uses the Head Key to pull Fear and Tears back out, and put them back in her own head and starts to cry. Later, Kinsey cries repeatedly and now seems to be unfamiliar with the feeling.