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Joseph Hillström King (born June 4, 1972), better known by the pen name Joe Hill, is an American writer. His work includes the novels Heart-Shaped Box (2007), Horns (2010), NOS4A2 (2013), and The Fireman (2016); the short story collections 20th Century Ghosts (2005) and Strange Weather (2017); and the comic book series Locke & Key (2008–2013).
Joe Hill (October 7, 1879 – November 19, 1915), born Joel Emmanuel Hägglund and also known as Joseph Hillström, [1] was a Swedish-American labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, familiarly called the "Wobblies"). [2] .
Joe Hill's debut, Heart-Shaped Box, won the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel. His second, Horns, was made into a film freakfest starring Daniel Radcliffe. His other novels include NOS4A2, and his #1 New York Times Best-Seller, The Fireman ... which was also the winner of a 2016 Goodreads Choice Award for Best Horror Novel.
Joe Hill has 443 books on Goodreads with 2193867 ratings. Joe Hill’s most popular book is Heart-Shaped Box.
Jan 1, 2005 · 45,902 ratings4,007 reviews. Joe Hill's award-winning story collection, originally published as 20th Century Ghosts, featuring "The Black Phone," soon to be a major motion picture from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions. Jack Finney is thirteen, alone, and in desperate trouble.
Dec 19, 2022 · Not only is 'Locke and Key' creator Joe Hill an award-winning author and screenwriter, but he's also horror royalty; his father is Stephen King.
Joe Hill is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fireman, Heart-Shaped Box, and Strange Weather. Much of his work has been adapted for film and television.
Mar 6, 2020 · Writer Joe Hill is riding high on the success of his Netflix series, 'Locke and Key,' but he's still got a lot of thoughts on horror and his dad, Stephen King.
Jun 25, 2022 · Joe Hill knows the power of a single word. That’s the main difference between the new movie adaptation of The Black Phone and his unsettling 2004 short story that inspired it.
He adopted the name Joe Hill—an abbreviated version of his given name, Joseph Hillstrom King—and honed his skills while writing and submitting works under the unassuming nomme de plume. It was a secret he managed to keep for more than a decade.
