
Entitled Heart-Shaped Box the novel was published by William Morrow/HarperCollins in the US and Victor Gollancz Ltd in the United Kingdom. After publishing his collection of short stories, Hill finished writing his first novel in 2007. The reprinted book included an additional new story written by Hill. Due to the instant success that Hill received with the novel in Europe, 20th Century Ghosts was republished in 2007 and released in the United States. Hill received instant success with this novel as it won multiple awards in the United Kingdom for Best Short Story and a British Fantasy Award. Entitled 20th Century Ghosts this novel is a collection of fourteen of Hill’s short stories. Joe Hill published his first book in 2005 by PS Publishing. Hill went on to graduate from Vassar College before embarking on his writing career full time. Romero and starred Hill’s father in a leading role. In addition to his writing career, Hill had a short lived acting career when he appeared in the film Creepshow. It was not until 2007 that Hill publicly acknowledged that he was Stephen King’s son and he only did so after achieving a fair share of international success.


Ever since he was a child, author Joseph King asked to be called Joe Hill because of a desire to succeed based not on his father’s name, but because of his own merits. Ultimately, Hill’s fight for the rights of common men was rewarded with an execution in November, 1915. Joseph Hillstrom King was named after the famed Swedish-American labor activist Joe Hill. After being born in Hermon, Maine in 1972 the King family moved to Bangor, ME where Joe and his younger brother Owen were raised. Growing up in the limelight of his famous father, Joe tried to make a name for himself at an early age. His mother, Tabitha, has penned a many novels and non-fiction book as wells. His father, Stephen King, is the quintessential horror author. It is no surprise that Hill became a writer, as both of his parents are authors. Joseph Hillstrom King, better known by Joe Hill, is the American author of many popular novels and the comic book series, Locke & Key. Revelations: Horror Writers for Climate Action The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 Shadow Show: Stories In Celebration of Ray Bradbury

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