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- Birth nameJoseph Hillstrom King
- Joseph Hillstrom King or Joe Hill is an American writer born in Hermon, Maine. He is the son of writer Stephen King and Tabitha King. Joe published his first book (a collection of horror stories called '20th Century Ghosts') in 2005:. It won the Bram Stoker Award and the British Fantasy Award for Best Collection. He has since published the bestselling novels 'Heart Shaped Box' (2008) and 'Horns' (2010). He collaborated with his father for the novella, 'Throttle', for the Richard Matheson tribute anthology 'He Is Legend'. Joe appeared in the cult classic film Creepshow (1982), in which he played Billy, the son of overbearing father Tom Atkins, in the film's wraparound segment.
- IMDb mini biography by: Matt Lee-Williams
- SpouseLeanora King(1999 - 2010) (divorced, 3 children)
- ParentsTabitha King
- RelativesOwen King(Sibling)
- Son of novelist Stephen King.
- Started writing horror fiction using the pen name Joe Hill but was outed as Stephen King's son around the time his novel "Heart-Shaped Box" was released.
- Appeared in Creepshow (1982) with his father.
- His son Ethan was born in 1999.
- Older brother of novelist Owen King.
- The devil is a tremendously powerful figure, and throwing him into a story is like throwing a grenade. It can have a tremendously explosive effect on whatever scenario you are exploring.
- [on the film version of 'Horns'] As a novelist, having a film adapted, the thing you most fear is that they'll just deliver something completely toxic that casts shame on the book. And they didn't do that. They came up with something really heartfelt and nice.
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