King's son Owen is also a writer, as is Owen's wife Kelly Braffett (not to forget Tabitha!) Words are the family business.
Joe Hill
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I've only read "Horns", "Heart Shaped Box" and "NOS4A2" but those are very well written. In my opinion, "NOS4A2 reads like SK wrote it, their styles are so similar.
His book of short stories, Twenty-first Century Ghosts, is awesome too. I love all his books, esp NOS4A2.
I like all his works but NOS4A2 was my favorite! Loved it!
I didnt say he was hiding i said i didnt know thats why i was asking thats ok isnt it? Anyway whats some other good books hes written?
My favorite is Heart Shaped box followed by Horns.
No bad intentions meant by my response. Sorry if you took it that way. Your statement "but ive never heard anything about him" just prompted me to say what I did.
I have liked all of his novels and his short story collection. For some reason, I can't get into his magnum opus Locke & Key which is a series of graphic novels. My favorite book of his is NOS4A2 followed by his collection of short stories, 20th Century Ghosts.
Forgive me for changing the subject (it'll only be for a brief moment), but the above makes me think yet again of something I would love to see: an HBO (or other platform, doesn't matter I suppose) show that could be called The Kings of Horror. It would be a Tales From the Crypt and/or Tales From the Darkside-type anthology show, with each episode either scripted by one of the Kings, or based on a treatment written by one of the Kings. There could be collaborations between Kings, etc. The family member(s) that wrote the episode would introduce it. Would be an interesting project, I think. (I am repeating myself, I should point out.)
Back to the subject: can anyone tell me a short story from Mr. Hill that is very short and a good sample of his writing? Not sure when I would get around to checking it out, but I'd at least like to have that information on hand.
No problems at all my friend.might have to check some of these out. Looks like im gonna have to go on the hunt for the book with the funny name lol.
How embarrassing. Twentieth Century Ghosts, not 21st.
My favorite from his short story collection is "The Black Phone' (in 20th Century Ghosts).
Mine was Best New Horror. That one really creeped me out. Don't forget his Kindle shorts, too! Wolverine Station reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode, but my favorite is probably Twittering from the Circus of the Dead. Thumbprint was good, too. I know I have at least one more--the one about the Loch Ness Monster--but the Kindle isn't handy (lol).
HSB is my favorite of his novels, too.
Well, I will have to now buy all those stories. You are a pain in the wallet!
Oh yes, forgot about those!
btw... it's called By the Silver Waters of Lake Champlain.
I loved Heart Shaped Box - also, the audio book was excellent. Read by Stephen Lang and I swear he sounds just like Iggy Pop in it was a deep southern drawl. Possibly one of the best audiobooks I have listened to.
I concur with previous posters in praising Twentieth Century Ghosts. Fantastically written and dripping with nostalgia. In my opinion, his short story writing talents exceeds his father's.
I've only read one of his novels, Horns, and I wasn't a big fan of that one.
I've only read one of his novels, Horns, and I wasn't a big fan of that one.
Theres another Joe Hill thread around here somewhere, so I'll just recap what I said in the other one:
Heart Shaped Box - Very very good
Horns - hated it --- didnt bother finishing the book
NOS4A2 - Excellent
20th Century Ghosts - Hit n Miss, with a lot more "hits" than "misses". For me, "Voluntary Committal" was over-the-top brilliantly outstanding and there are several other gems in here, too
Although I hated Horns, the batting average above is still very good for me
Joe is a bit darker and more macabre than Stephen King and he writes more from his generation's perspective somewhere between Gen X and Millennial while SK is more Baby Boomer to Gen X
I prefer Hill over Koontz and a lot of other Horror genre authors and I wish he was more prolific
Heart Shaped Box - Very very good
Horns - hated it --- didnt bother finishing the book
NOS4A2 - Excellent
20th Century Ghosts - Hit n Miss, with a lot more "hits" than "misses". For me, "Voluntary Committal" was over-the-top brilliantly outstanding and there are several other gems in here, too
Although I hated Horns, the batting average above is still very good for me
Joe is a bit darker and more macabre than Stephen King and he writes more from his generation's perspective somewhere between Gen X and Millennial while SK is more Baby Boomer to Gen X
I prefer Hill over Koontz and a lot of other Horror genre authors and I wish he was more prolific
He is Stephen Kings son, for sure! His name is Joseph Hillstrom King. He is a very cool dude, I was lucky enough to have met him at a book signing at Barnes & Nobles. He looks like his dad when Stephen was young(er). He also write Comic's or Graphic Novels. The Locke & Key series was great as was NOS4R2- Wraith