Joe Hill
Joe Hill (Joseph Hillstrom King) born June 4, 1972, is an American writer who debuted with the book
20th Century Ghost in 2005.
His connection to Stephen King is that he is King’s oldest son. Father and son has collaborated on two stories,
In The Tall Grass and
Throttle.
BOOKS
20th Century Ghosts (2005)
Heart-Shaped Box (2007)
Horns (2010)
NOS4A2 (2013)
The Fireman (2016)
Strange Weather (2017)
Full Throttle (2019)
King Sorrow (2025)
MOVIES
Horns (2013) film
In the Tall Grass (2019) film
NOS4R2 (2019–2020) TV series
Locke & Key (2020–2022) TV series Netflix (unaired pilot for Fox (2011), unaired(?!?!) pilot for Hulu (2017))
The Black Phone (2021) film
Abraham’s Boys (2025) film
Time to order 2025's most exciting books! Links below.
Stephen King:
Never Flinch (May 27)
Hansel & Gretel (September 2)
Joe Hill:
Jackknife (April 15)
King Sorrow (October 21)
Owen King
Letter Slot (April 15)
Joe Hill is on fire right now. Not only is King Sorrow (his first book in 9 years) coming in October. On April 15 his story Jackknife is released for Kindle. Pre-order here.
Joe Hill's UK edition of King Sorrow is now available to order signed from Waterstones and I must say that the cover looks great.
I'm reading the book as we speak and trust me, you don't want to miss this one.
In his recent newsletter Joe also mentions that he's almost finished with yet another book and that he aims for one new book / year for a few years to come.
I’m in the home stretch on a new novel and have (possibly unfounded) hopes of finishing by the end of the month. It always takes longer than I think it’s going to. Still: I remain optimistic that I might be able to stay on track for a book a year for the next few years. Wouldn’t that be cool?
Joe Hill’s short story Abraham’s Boys from the collection 20th Century Ghosts has been turned into a feature film staring Titus Welliver (Bosch). In April it will premier on the Overlook Film Festival. Hill will be there and for a wide-ranging career conversation to discuss the methods behind the madness which animate his exquisite body of work.
