Joseph Hillström King (born June 4, 1972), better known by the

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Joe Hill, is an American writer. His work includes the novels ''

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'' (2007), ''

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'' (2010), '' NOS4A2'' (2013), and '' The Fireman'' (2016); the

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collections '' 20th Century Ghosts'' (2005) and '' Strange Weather'' (2017); and the comic book series ''

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'' (2008–2013). He has won awards including

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s, and an

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. King is the son of authors

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and

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, and the brother of writer

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Early life

Joe Hill was born in 1972 to authors Tabitha King (née Spruce) and

. He was born and grew up in

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. His younger brother Owen King is also a writer. He has an older sister, Naomi King. At age 9, he appeared in the 1982 film ''

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'', directed by

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, which co-starred and was written by his father.

Career

Hill chose to use an abbreviated form of his middle name for his professional surname in 1997, out of a desire to succeed based solely on his own merits rather than as the son of one of the world's best-selling and most-recognized living novelists. After achieving a degree of independent success, Hill publicly confirmed his identity in 2007, the year his first novel came out, after an article the previous year in ''

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'' reported his identity. Hill is a recipient of the

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Fellowship. He has also received the William L. Crawford award for best new fantasy writer in 2006,Excerpts from interview
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" the A. E. Coppard Long Fiction Prize in 1999 for "Better Than Home" and the 2006

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for "Voluntary Committal". His stories have appeared in a variety of magazines, such as "

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", "

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& Gavin Grant). Hill's first book, the limited edition collection '' 20th Century Ghosts'' (published in 2005 by

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for Best Fiction Collection, together with the

for Best Collection and Best Short Story for "Best New Horror". In October 2007, Hill's mainstream US and UK publishers reprinted ''20th Century Ghosts'', without the extras published in the 2005 slipcased versions, but including one new story. Joehillgfdl

Hill's first novel, ''

'', was published by William Morrow/

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on February 13, 2007 and by

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in UK in March 2007. The novel reached number eight on the ''

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'' bestseller list on April 1, 2007. On September 23, 2007, at the thirty-first Fantasycon, the

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awarded Hill the first ever Sydney J. Bounds Best Newcomer Award. Hill's first professional sale was in 1997. Among Hill's unpublished works is one partly completed story with his father ("But Only Darkness Loves Me"), which is held with the Stephen King papers at the Special Collections Unit of the Raymond H Fogler Library at the

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. Hill is the writer of ''

'', a comic book series published by

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. The first issue, released on February 20,

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, sold out of its initial publication run in one day. A collection of the series in limited form from

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sold out within 24 hours of being announced. Hill's second novel, ''

'', was published in February 2010. A film based on the novel was released in 2014, directed by Alexandre Aja and starring Daniel Radcliffe and Juno Temple. '' NOS4A2'', his third novel, was published in April 2013. The novel peaked at number five on the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list. Hill's fourth novel, '' The Fireman,'' was released in May 2016. It entered the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list at number one, making it his highest-ranked novel. In 2018 a collection of four short novellas was released titled ''Strange Weather''. In 2019, ''

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'', co-written with his father Stephen King, was released as a Netflix Original film. Filming for the ''Locke & Key'' TV series, also by Netflix, began in the middle of January 2019 and the first season aired in February 2020. Also, AMC began broadcasting a TV series of ''NOS4A2'' in July 2019. Shudder announced in 2017 that their upcoming series reboot of ''Creepshow'' would contain an adaptation of Hill's short story "By the Silver Waters of Lake Champlain". The series aired its first season in September 2019 and was renewed for a second season as well. Following

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's announcement in June 2019 that it would suspend publication of its

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imprint, they announced that Hill would oversee and share the writing for a new horror line, Hill House Comics. Hill started talking about the Hill House line in 2017 with editor Mark Doyle. The line was originally to be titled Vertigo Fall, then Joe Hill's Vertigo Fall, before eventually being renamed.

Personal life

In 1999, Joe Hill married Leanora Legrand, whom he had met at

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. They had three children, the eldest among them being Ethan King. The couple divorced in 2010. In 2018, he married publisher Gillian Redfearn of Gollancz Publishing. They had twins in 2022.

Awards

* "Better Than Home" (A. E. Coppard Long Fiction Prize) * "Voluntary Committal" (

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for Best Novella) * '' 20th Century Ghosts'' (Bradbury Fellowship) * ''20th Century Ghosts'' (2005

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) * ''20th Century Ghosts'' (2005

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for Best Collection) * "Best New Horror" (2005

Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction The Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in horror writing for long fiction. Winners and nominees In 1993, the category was split into "best novella" and ...

) * ''20th Century Ghosts'' (2006

for Best Collection) * ''20th Century Ghosts'' (2006 William L. Crawford award for best new fantasy writer) * "Best New Horror" (2006 British Fantasy Award for Best Short Story) * Sydney J. Bounds Best Newcomer Award – 2007 * ''

'' (2007

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) * ''Heart-Shaped Box'' (2008

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for Best First Novel) * ''

'' (2009 British Fantasy Award for Comic/Graphic Novel) * ''Locke & Key'' (2011

for Best Writer) * ''Locke & Key'' (2012 British Fantasy Award for Comic/Graphic Novel) * '' The Fireman'' (2017

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for Best Horror Novel) * '' Strange Weather'' (2017 Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection) * ''Strange Weather'' (2018 British Fantasy Award for Best Collection)

Bibliography

Novels

* ''

'' (2007) * ''

'' (2010) * '' NOS4A2'' (2013) (published as ''NOS4R2'' in the United Kingdom) * '' The Fireman'' (2016)

Short stories

All short stories

All short stories (dates by original magazine or anthology publication): * "The Lady Rests" (1997), ''Palace Corbie'' 7 * "The Collaborators" (1998), ''Implosion'' 8 * "Better Than Home" (1999), A. E. Coppard Long Fiction Prize Series, stand-alone chapbook * "The Saved" (2001), ''The Clackamas Literary Review'' spring/summer issue * " Pop Art" (2001), ''With Signs & Wonders'', Invisible Cities Press anthology * " 20th Century Ghost" (2002), ''The High Plains Literary Review'', journal's final issue * "The Widow's Breakfast" (2002), ''The Clackamas Literary Review'' spring/summer issue * "You Will Hear the Locust Sing" (2004), '' The Third Alternative'' 37 * "Abraham's Boys" (2004), ''The Many Faces of Van Helsing'', anthology * "The Black Phone" (2004), '' The Third Alternative'' 39 * "Dead-Wood" (2005), ''Subterranean Press'' February online newsletter * "

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" (2005), ''Subterranean Magazine'' 2 * " Best New Horror" (2005), ''Postscripts'' 3 * "Voluntary Committal" (2005), ''Subterranean Press'' stand-alone chapbook * "In the Rundown" (2005), ''Crimewave'' 8 * "Scheherazade's Typewriter" (2005), ''20th Century Ghosts'', within the book's acknowledgments section * "The Cape" (2005), ''20th Century Ghosts'', original to collection * "My Father's Mask" (2005), ''20th Century Ghosts'', original to collection * "Bobby Conroy Comes Back from the Dead" (2005), ''Postscripts'' 5 * "Thumbprint" (2007), ''Postscripts'' 10 * "Jude Confronts Global Warming" (2007), ''Subterranean Press'' online magazine, spring issue * "Gunpowder" (2008),

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" (2009, written in collaboration with

), ''He Is Legend: An Anthology Celebrating Richard Matheson'' (also included in the

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'') * "Twittering from the Circus of the Dead" (2010), ''

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'', edited by

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* "The Devil on the Staircase" (2010), ''Stories: All-New Tales'', edited by

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and

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* "Wolverton Station" (2011), ''Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy 2'', edited by William Schafer * "

" (2012, written in collaboration with

), ''

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'', June/July and August issues * "By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain" (2012), ''Shadow Show: All New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury'', edited by Mort Castle and Sam Weller * "Snapshot, 1988" (2016); or "Snapshot" (2017), ''Strange Weather'' 1 * "Loaded" (2017), ''Strange Weather'' 2 * "Aloft" (2017), ''Strange Weather'' 3 * "Rain" (2017), ''Strange Weather'' 4 * "All I Care About is You" (2017) The Weight of Words edited by

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and Willaim Schafer * "Dark Carousel" (2018), vinyl-first audiobook (Collected in ''Full Throttle'') * "You Are Released" (2018), ''

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'', edited by

and

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* "Faun" (2019), ''At Home in the Dark'', edited by

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* "Late Returns", Collected in ''Full Throttle'' * "Mums", Collected in ''Full Throttle''

Collections and uncollected short stories

Collections: * '' 20th Century Ghosts'' (2005), collection of 18 short stories: *: "Best New Horror", "20th Century Ghost", "Pop Art", "You Will Hear The Locust Sing", "Abraham's Boys", "Better Than Home", "The Black Phone", "In The Rundown", "The Cape", "Last Breath", "Dead-Wood", "The Widow's Breakfast", "My Father's Mask", "Voluntary Committal", "Bobby Conroy Comes Back From The Dead", "The Saved", "The Black Phone: The Missing Chapter", "Scheherazade's Typewriter" * '' Strange Weather'' (2017), collection of 4 novellas: *: "Snapshot", "Loaded", "Aloft", "Rain" * ''Full Throttle'' (2019), collection of 4 short stories, 9 novelettes and 1 novella: *: "Throttle" (novelette, with Stephen King), "Dark Carousel" (novelette), "Wolverton Station", "By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain" (novelette), "Faun" (novelette), "Late Returns" (novelette), "All I Care About Is You" (novelette), "Thumbprint" (novelette), "The Devil on the Staircase", "Twittering from the Circus of the Dead", "Mums" (novelette), "In the Tall Grass" (novella, with Stephen King), "You Are Released" (novelette), "A Little Sorrow" Uncollected short stories: * "The Lady Rests" (1997), ''Palace Corbie'' 7 * "The Collaborators" (1998), ''Implosion'' 8 * "Jude Confronts Global Warming" (2007), ''Subterranean Press'' online magazine, spring issue * "Gunpowder" (2008),

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'' (2008–2013), illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez * ''Kodiak'' (2010), one-shot, co-written with Jason Ciaramella and illustrated by

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* ''The Cape'' series, co-written with Jason Ciaramella, based on the short story "The Cape": *# ''The Cape'' (2007), illustrated by Zach Howard: *#: ''The Cape'' (2010), one-shot *#: ''The Cape'' (2011), mini-series *# ''The Cape: 1969'' (2012), prequel, mini-series, illustrated by Nelson Daniel *# ''The Cape: Fallen'' (2018), mini-series, illustrated by Zach Howard * ''Thumbprint'' (2013), co-written with Jason Ciaramella * '' Wraith: Welcome to Christmasland'' (2014), mini-series, illustrated by C. P. Wilson III * ''Shadow Show: Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury: "By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain"'' (2014), one-shot, adapted by Jason Ciaramella and illustrated by C. P. Wilson III * ''Tales from the Darkside'' (2016), illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez * ''

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'' (2019), mini-series, illustrated by Leomacs * ''Plunge'' (2019), mini-series, illustrated by

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* ''Sea Dogs'' (2019), mini-series * ''Dying is Easy'' (2020), illustrated by Martin Simmonds * ''Rain'' (2022), mini-series, adapted by David M. Booher and illustrated by Zoe Thorogood, based on the novella ''Rain''

Poetry

* "The Sundial Man" (2010)

Non-fiction

* ''A Little Silver Book of Sharp Shiny Slivers'' (2017), collection of essays

Anthology appearances

Below is a list of Hill's short fiction which has been reprinted. * "20th Century Ghost": "The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Volume Fourteen" (2003), ed. Stephen Jones * "My Father's Mask": "The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, 19th Annual Collection" (2006), ed.

and Gavin Grant * "Best New Horror": "The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Volume Seventeen" (2006), ed. Stephen Jones * "The Cape": "Horror: The Best of the Year, 2006 Edition" (2006), ed.

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and

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* "Thumbprint": "The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Volume Nineteen" (2008), ed. Stephen Jones * "Bobby Conroy Comes Back from the Dead": "The Living Dead" (2008), ed.

John Joseph Adams John Joseph Adams (born 1976) is an American science fiction and fantasy editor, critic, and publisher. Career Editor Adams worked as Assistant Editor at ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' from May 2001 to December 2009. In January 20 ...

* "20th Century Ghost": "Poe's Children: The New Horror" (2008), ed.

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*"Pop Art": "American Fantastic Tales: Terror and the Uncanny from the 1940s to Now" (2009), ed.

*"Abraham’s Boys": "By Blood We Live" (2009), ed.

* "20th Century Ghost": "The Mammoth Book of the Best of Best New Horror" (2010), ed. Stephen Jones * "My Father's Mask": " Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror " (2010), ed.

* "

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" (with

): "The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Volume Twenty-One" (2010), ed. Stephen Jones * "You Are Released": ''Flight or Fright'' (2018), ed.

and Bev Vincent

Miscellaneous credits

* " Pop Art" was reprinted in 2007 by

as a

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featuring illustrations by

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. As well, 52 lettered (A–ZZ) hard covers and 150 numbered soft covered chapbooks were signed by Hill. * "Fanboyz", a comic script, was written for ''Spider-Man Unlimited'' 8 (2005). The story was illustrated by

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. * "The Saved", first published in ''The Clackamas Literary Review'' in 2001 and also as part of the bonus material included in the 2005 deluxe slipcased edition of '' 20th Century Ghosts'', was reprinted in December 2007 as part of

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in summer 2008 to accompany the anthology ''Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy'' published by

. * Hill was selected to serve as the guest editor of the first (2015) volume of

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's series ''

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''. * ''Tales from the Darkside: Script Book'' was published in 2016 collecting three original scrips of the failed TV series reboot. * '' The Fireman'' was referenced in Episode 0 of the podcast Point Mystic, which also featured Joe Hill's voice and likeness.

Screenwriting credits

*''Fade Away'' (2005) (unproduced screenplay co-written with

) *''Tales From The Darkside'' (2015) (unproduced pilot episode) *''Locke & Key'' (2018) (unaired pilot episode) *''

'' (2019) (pilot episode co-written with Eli Coleite)

Adaptations

* ''Pop Art'' (2008), short film directed by Amanda Boyle, based on short story " Pop Art" * ''Abraham's Boys'' (2009), short film directed by Dorothy Street, based on short story "Abraham's Boys" * ''

'' (2011), TV pilot for Fox directed by

Mark Romanek Mark Romanek (; born September 18, 1959) is an American filmmaker whose directing work includes feature films, television, music videos and commercials. Romanek wrote and directed the 2002 film ''One Hour Photo'' and directed the 2010 film '' Neve ...

, based on comic ''

'' * ''

'' (2013), film directed by

Alexandre Aja Alexandre Jouan-Arcady, known professionally as Alexandre Aja, (; born 7 August 1978) is a French filmmaker best known for his work in the horror film, horror genre. He rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film ''High Tension, Haute ...

, based on novel ''

'' * ''Locke & Key'' (2017), TV pilot for Hulu, based on comic ''Locke & Key'' * ''

'' (2019), film directed by

Vincenzo Natali Vincenzo Natali (born 1969) is an American-born Canadian film director and screenwriter, known for writing and directing Science fiction film, science fiction and horror films such as ''Cube (1997 film), Cube'', ''Cypher (film), Cypher'', ''Nothi ...

, based on novella "

" * "By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain" (2019), segment of series ''

'', directed by

Tom Savini Thomas Vincent Savini (born November 3, 1946) is an American prosthetic makeup artist, actor, stunt performer and film director. He is known for his makeup and special effects work on many films directed by George A. Romero, including ''Martin'' ...

, based on novelette "By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain" * '' NOS4A2'' (2019-2020), series created by Jami O'Brien, based on novel '' NOS4A2'' * ''

'' (2020), series created by

Carlton Cuse Arthur Carlton Cuse (born March 22, 1959) is a screenwriter, showrunner, producer, and director, best known for the American television series ''Lost'', for which he made the ''Time'' list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2010. ...

Meredith Averill Meredith Averill is an American television writer and producer. Born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Averill graduated from New York University with a degree in screenwriting. Career Averill began her career as an assistant to TV writer/producers ...

and Aron Eli Coleite, based on comic ''

'' * "Twittering from the Circus of the Dead" (2020), segment of series ''

'', directed by

Greg Nicotero Gregory Nicotero (born March 15, 1963) is an American special make-up effects creator, television producer, and director. His first major job in special effects makeup was on the George A. Romero film ''Day of the Dead'' (1985), under the tutelag ...

, based on short story "Twittering from the Circus of the Dead" * ''

The Black Phone ''The Black Phone'' is a 2021 American coming-of-age supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson and written by Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill, who both produced with Jason Blum. It is an adaptation of the 2004 short story of the ...

'' (2021), film directed by

Scott Derrickson Scott Derrickson (born July 16, 1966) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the films '' The Exorcism of Emily Rose'' (2005), ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (2008), ''Sinister'' (2012), '' Deliver Us from Evil'' (2014), '' ...

, based on short story ''The Black Phone'' * "Mums" (2021), segment of series ''

'', directed by

Rusty Cundieff George Arthur "Rusty" Cundieff (born December 13, 1960) is an American film and television director, actor, and writer known for his work on ''Fear of a Black Hat'' (1993), ''Tales from the Hood'' (1995), and ''Chappelle's Show'' (2003–2006). ...

, based on novelette "Mums"

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