Joe Hill

Joe Hill

Birth : 1972-06-04, Hermon - Maine - USA

History

Joseph Hillstrom King, better known by the pen name Joe Hill, is an American author and comic book writer. He has published three novels—Heart-Shaped Box, Horns and NOS4A2—and a collection of short stories titled 20th Century Ghosts. He is also the author of the comic book series Locke & Key. Hill's parents are authors Stephen and Tabitha King.

Profile

Joe Hill
Joe Hill

Movies

The Black Phone
Original Story
Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.
The Black Phone
Story
Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.
The Black Phone
Executive Producer
Finney Blake, a shy but clever 13-year-old boy, is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of little use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.
A Creepshow Animated Special
Writer
Two animated tales of terror: “Survivor Type,” a man determined to stay alive alone on a deserted island no matter what the cost. “Twittering from the Circus of the Dead,” a teen's family road trip includes a visit to the gravest show on earth.
In the Tall Grass
Novel
After hearing a child screaming for help from the green depths of a vast field of tall grass, Becky, a pregnant woman, and Cal, her brother, park their car near a mysterious abandoned church and enter the field, discovering that they are not alone and, for some reason, they are unable to escape a completely inextricable vegetable labyrinth.
Horns
Writer
In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.
Locke & Key
Graphic Novel
Three children become the caretakers of a New England mansion that is home to a bevy of secrets and magic.
Abraham's Boys
Writer
Abraham’s Boys is a short story by Hill, which has already been adapted into a short film in 2009 by Dorothy Street. A sequel of sorts to Dracula, the story follows Abraham Van Helsing’s children, as they attempt to uncover his past while he becomes more unhinged and violent. The adaptation will follow the perspective of a female Asian character, who witnesses the boys' trauma firsthand.
Pop Art
Story
A tale of the relationship between lonely schoolboy, Toby, and Arthur, or Art, an inflatable boy.
Creepshow
Billy (segments "Prologue" / "Epilogue")
Inspired by the E.C. comics of the 1950s, George A. Romero and Stephen King bring five tales of terror to the screen.
Faun
Story
Two hunters pay a strange mischievous man to travel into a world where you can hunt the creatures of fairy tales.
Throttle
Book
Follows a father and son led biker gang who get terrorized by a big rig truck on an isolated stretch of the American desert.
Snapshot 1988
Novel
A teenager looks after an elderly lady who is losing her memories not to dementia, but to a memory thief called The Phoenician.