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.