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Everything to do with Joe Hill and his body of work as a horror author and graphic novel writer. News, rumors, and more.

https://joehillfiction.substack.com/

Joseph Hillstrom King (born June 4, 1972), 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 N0S4A2—and a collection of short stories entitled 20th Century Ghosts. He is also the author of the comic book series Locke & Key, The Cape, Road Rage, and Wraith.

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"Jude had the skull of a peasant who had been trepanned in the sixteenth century."

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New Lividian being announced soon

From today's newsletter:

"Our next Joe Hill special edition is almost ready for the printer, so we're working on the announcement plan with Joe's team. Mid-February looks like the likely announcement window, and we expect the Limited Edition to ship this summer."

I'm guessing it's NOS4A2 given the release order so far.

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2025/01/28
18:37 UTC

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King Sorrow cover art

Here is the cover art for Joe Hills next big novel. Releasing in October 2025.

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2025/01/16
00:17 UTC

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New Book Oct 21, 2025

Was searching up Joe on Amazon because I just watched The Black Phone (loved it) and saw King Sorrow is up for preorder now. Didn’t see it posted here yet.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DSLC1D51

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2025/01/10
06:27 UTC

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My first joe Hill on Chapter 23. And so far amazing 🤩

He is definitely on the same level as his dad in the way you feel like your apart of the story just not as WORDY 🤘😁

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2025/01/05
04:23 UTC

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Did I take this wrong?

I’m currently reading 20th Century Ghost ..& other stories (The Black Phone & Other Stories for some)

After reading “You Will Hear The Locust Sing”. Where my head went to was that it was the kids downward spiral towards a school shooting.

Did anyone else get this from it?

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2025/01/03
20:49 UTC

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A Little Silver Book of Sharp Shiny Slivers

I am looking to add a copy of the essay collection A Little Silver Book of Sharp Shiny Slivers by Joe Hill. If anyone has one and is thinking of selling please let me know! Thanks!

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2024/12/23
03:30 UTC

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Found one. And it's large print easier to read

Still over 600 pgs

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2024/11/15
01:26 UTC

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Hello, I’ve been a King fan for years now and read much of his work, and I want to give Joe Hill a chance finally. Looking for your guys recommendations.

I’ll start by saying I’m going to listen to and audio book of his if that affects your choice of title. I noticed in audible he has a lot of 3 star ratings, and many people don’t seem to be very impressed by his work. I say that to ask is it because too many people are comparing him to his father while they read his books? I want to give him a fair chance, and am curious where’d you all would start. I’m thinking NOS4A2, Heart Shaped Box, or Horns.

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2024/11/12
22:36 UTC

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Revival?

I am currently enjoying Heart Shaped Box and there’s a scene in which Jude listens to his voice mail and >! his dead band member called from beyond the grave where this sound could be heard.!<

Mother is also >!the cosmic horror god that rules the afterlife at the end of Stephen’s King book, Revival!< and I though it was a nice touch for Joe Hill to reference one of his father’s novels.

Have you read Revival? Do you like Joe Hill’s references to Stephen King’s works?

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2024/11/05
10:51 UTC

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Anyone read Ushers yet?

It's available to purchase as an ebook for Amazon. It's a decent short story with some interesting concepts.

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2024/11/04
23:38 UTC

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When does fireman get good?

I'm about 200 pages in and got another 500 to go and it started off good but now it's ground to a halt

8 Comments
2024/10/24
18:31 UTC

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The Strange Weather audiobook is exceptional. Kate Mulgrew's performance of "Rain" is exceptional. It's probably available at your local library.

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2024/10/23
00:51 UTC

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Saw Joe Hill at the Merrimack Valley Halloween Festival

He has a panel at the Haverhill library yesterday. Some things of note:

  1. He's done with comics for now and is focusing on novels (he would like to write a novel a year) as well as screenplays.

  2. He saw a rough cut of the new film of 'Abraham's Boys', liked it a lot and said it should release next year.

  3. He talked a bit about his upcoming novel 'King Sorrow', said it's structured like five smaller novels that form one larger story.

Had some other interesting topics of discussion... he said Charlie Manx in NOS4A2 was partially based off himself after his divorce; he tried too hard to make his kids happy 24/7 but realized that it wasn't healthy and that it was normal for them to be sad, etc.

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2024/10/21
03:43 UTC

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See Joe Hill via YouTube, Scare Up the Vote

Tonight, join the biggest Horror Community party in America as Tananarive Due & team welcome the hottest names in horror to help Scare Up the Vote for Kamala Harris & Tim Walz!

The broadcast starts 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific on Youtube Live.

Join now. Search: Scare Up the Vote on YouTube Live.

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2024/10/15
23:33 UTC

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New short story, Ushers

A new short story by Joe Hill, "Ushers," will be available through Kindle Unlimited on November 1st... but you can get it right now if you're Amazon Prime member, through Amazon's First Reads program.

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2024/10/01
22:42 UTC

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Full throttle audio book

So I'm on the very last story in full throttle, and I've realised they're not naming the narrator before they begin, like I know stephen Lang did the do with King. And George Guidall I can pinpoint any day of the week who couldn't? But I missed the Joe hill? Who narrates what? Anyone know?

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2024/09/24
03:22 UTC

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Great pic of Joe and Stephen

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2024/09/10
03:06 UTC

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Short stories from Full Throttle that NEED to be full novels/series

I'm reading Full Throttle and all the stories are great but specifically Faun and All I Care About Is You are so phenomenal that I really wish they could be expounded upon and turned into full novels or even series'. Faun is very much like Fairy Tale by SK and could very easily fill a 500+ page novel. Joe even hints at a very specific lore in the story that I'd love to dive deeper into. All I Care About Is You would also be an amazing full length novel or series. It's steampunk-ish futuristic setting is also somewhere I'd love to spend more time in. Joe, if you ever lurk here and happen to read this, man, seriously consider writing more in these worlds! What did you all think of these 2 stories or Full Throttle in general?

5 Comments
2024/08/27
21:45 UTC

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Question about Revival and Joe Hill’s Heart -Shaped Box

Okay, so I got back into reading earlier this year after a decade-plus long hiatus. I’ve been catching up on a lot of King as he’s always been my favorite author. Revival is one I finished a couple of weeks ago. Wanting to make a conscious effort to not just read King I’ve read some other things as well (David Chang’s memoir, some RA Salvatore [guilty pleasure], etc.) and just finished Joe Hill’s Heart Shaped Box. Firstly, excellent book and highly recommend it if you’re on the fence. The first hundred pages creeped me out more than anything Papa King has ever written.

Anyway, Revival of course has that very memorable final act that involves “Mother”. In Heart Shaped Box Jude receives a call from a deceased bandmate that seems to be in Hell and references a “Mother” as well. So all this is to ask if anyone noticed that and if they thought King was intentional with it.

4 Comments
2024/07/27
16:29 UTC

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Joe Hill Newbie

I recently finished Heart Shaped Box. Loved it! Beginning NOS4A2. Dang! Joe Hill is awesome.

13 Comments
2024/07/25
20:01 UTC

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Joe is bringing the beard game!

Wizard Mode: Enabled

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2024/06/26
22:42 UTC

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The next big book, rumor has it a possible Summer 2025 release

Very exciting news!

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2024/06/24
14:36 UTC

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Underneath is a whole list of all the weird ass media that I think both can fit well in and could share the same universe as NOS4A2 (AMC).

• Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters' Reaper (CW)

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm_I7kvbHllnnD4qQdkedA0mi1Fc_S-AL&si=Eh1olg24mC93rH4Q

• Robert Kirkman's Outcast (Cinemax)

https://youtu.be/OgWPaG-2ldw?si=NpRodPJ5xFe4Y-kc

• Michael Dougherty's Trick r Treat (2007) & Krampus (2015)

https://youtu.be/bBV4-L2Cz2I?si=85oPj28qpf5ti0Fo

https://youtu.be/4L6AHoIQtgg?si=QJBbxbNG_bnOReAn

• Samuel Bodin's Cobweb (2023)

https://youtu.be/V4JJb1d9Cjg?si=xtR345_AcHzI94pO

• Neil Gaiman's Good Omens (Amazon Prime)

https://youtu.be/oBOKi5XmR30?si=0kVnoHaKer4obYTE

• E. Elias Merhige's Shadow Of The Vampire (2000)

https://youtu.be/ohgN4PexEv4?si=TJc2M0qcyVjnDeKa

• David F. Sandberg's Lights Out (2016) & Shazam! (2019)

https://youtu.be/zn9D_4bE0hM?si=8B62ginJ4BgifGJ1

https://youtu.be/XJPtjncmIc8?si=ijS7jY7OzqeDZ8yv

• John Carpenter's Big Trouble In Little China

https://youtu.be/dME9-07ZvJI?si=-aAJ9xXZG-CjkQyW

• Jordan Peele's Nope (2022)

https://youtu.be/EchHwdXVT3I?si=Sejht1FciHpeTu9n

• Remedy Entertainment's Connected Universe

https://youtu.be/v5iy46bsov4?si=moEGfRpJVJ7Cd99D

https://youtu.be/FrsZkapC5NE?si=aM_GF0Tt3X3jiqW8

https://youtu.be/nudSXUMBEV4?si=tcH7MbwKCEL5P9F5

• Guy Ritchie's Rocknrolla (2008)

https://youtu.be/tS0l7yNqTxk?si=ukxdSyQNiQDgCRTZ

• Leigh Whannell's The Invisible Man (2020)

https://youtu.be/aNLDY22_nlc?si=tqxYrz1QXIAjm4P2

• Josh Trank's Chronicle (2012)

https://youtu.be/B5vXrSsvqqs?si=f954iCrW4X4WMbFb

• Todd Holland & Bryan Fuller's Wonderfalls (FOX)

https://youtu.be/0YlpQZ--4L8?si=HX4h61zU_5VlntzI

• Matt Reeves' Let Me In (2010)

https://youtu.be/7OyWZNRy0iw?si=c51afDtvh9PZZIav

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2024/06/22
06:28 UTC

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