Joe Hill
Joe Hill (Joseph Hillstrom King) was born on June 4th, 1972 and is currently 53 years old. Joe Hill was born in Hermon, Maine, USA.
Joe Hill is the author of the Joe Hill Short Stories/Novellas series which currently consists of 22 novels. The Joe Hill Short Stories/Novellas series started in 2005 with the novel Voluntary Committal. The most recently released novel in the Joe Hill Short Stories/Novellas series was Ushers which was released in 2024. There are no upcoming novels for the Joe Hill Short Stories/Novellas series.
Joe Hill (Joseph Hillstrom King) has also written the Locke & Key Graphic Novels series which has 9 books including Welcome to Lovecraft and Head Games.
Joe Hill has been included in Japan's
Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! list one time. In 2009, his book
20th Century Ghosts was ranked #4 on the list.
Joe Hill: Awards & Accolades
Joe Hill won the British Fantasy Award, Best Newcomer (the Sydney J. Bounds Award), in 2007. Joe Hill was also nominated for the Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Adult Literature, in 2015.
Joe Hill has won many awards including:
- 20th Century Ghosts won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection, in 2005 as well as the British Fantasy Award - Best Collection in 2006, Audie Award - Best Short Stories or Collections in 2008.
- Best New Horror won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Long Fiction, in 2005 as well as the British Fantasy Award - Best Short Story in 2006.
- Voluntary Committal won the World Fantasy Award, Novella, in 2006.
- Heart-Shaped Box won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a First Novel, in 2007 as well as the International Thriller Writers Award - Best First Novel in 2008.
- Demons: Encounters with the Devil and His Minions, Fallen Angels, and the Possessed won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology, in 2011.
- Shadow Show: All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology, in 2012.
- Shadow Show: Stories In Celebration of Ray Bradbury won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel, in 2015.
- The Fireman won the Goodreads Awards, Best Horror, in 2016.
- Strange Weather won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection, in 2017 as well as the British Fantasy Award - Best Collection in 2018.
- Full Throttle won the Audie Award, Best Short Stories or Collections, in 2020.
The following novels by Joe Hill were also nominated for these awards:
- The Black Phone: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (2005).
- You Will Hear the Locust Sing: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (2005).
- Voluntary Committal: British Fantasy Award, Best Novella (2006).
- 20th Century Ghosts: World Fantasy Award, Collection (2006).
- Best New Horror: World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction (2006).
- Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Nineteenth Annual Collection: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2007).
- Heart-Shaped Box: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Novel (2007). British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (2008). Macavity Award, Best First Mystery (2008).
- Joe Hill's Thumbprint: Shirley Jackson Award, Best Novelette (2007). British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (2008).
- Gunpowder: British Fantasy Award, Best Novella (2009).
- Horns: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Novel (2010).
- Best New Horror 21: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2011).
- Keys to the Kingdom: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel (2011). Goodreads Awards, Best Graphic Novels and Comics (2011). Hugo Award, Best Graphic Story/Comic (2012).
- Clockworks: Goodreads Awards, Best Graphic Novels and Comics (2012). Hugo Award, Best Graphic Story/Comic (2013).
- NOS4A2 / NOS4R2: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Novel (2013). Goodreads Awards, Best Horror (2013). British Fantasy Award, Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) (2014). Audie Award, Best Female Narrator (2014).
- Alpha & Omega: Goodreads Awards, Best Graphic Novels and Comics (2014).
- Strange Weather: Goodreads Awards, Best Horror (2017).
- Flight or Fright: Goodreads Awards, Best Horror (2018).
- You Are Released: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Long Fiction (2018).
- Full Throttle: Goodreads Awards, Best Horror (2019).
- Basketful of Heads: Goodreads Awards, Best Graphic Novels and Comics (2020).
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- Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
- Dean Koontz, author of the Odd Thomas Series.
- James Patterson, author of the Alex Cross Series.
- Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
- J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
Joe Hill: F.A.Q
When was Joe Hill Born? How old is Joe Hill?
Joe Hill was born on June 4th, 1972. Joe Hill is currently 53 years old.
Where was Joe Hill Born?
Joe Hill was born in Hermon, Maine, USA and is American.
What awards has Joe Hill won?
Joe Hill has won the following awards: Best Newcomer (the Sydney J. Bounds Award) at the British Fantasy Award (2007).
What book awards has Joe Hill won?
What was the first book Joe Hill wrote?
The first book written by Joe Hill was 20th Century Ghosts, published in 2005.
What was the most recent book Joe Hill wrote?
His most recently released work was Jackknife on April 15th, 2025.
Will there be any more books by Joe Hill?
Joe Hill has a new book coming out on October 21st, 2025 called King Sorrow.
How many books has Joe Hill written?
Joe Hill has written 78 books across 40 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
- 2 books in The Cape Series
- 1 book in the Finis Vitae Series
- 9 Locke & Key Graphic Novels
- 3 books in the Locke & Key/Sandman: Hell & Gone Series
- 3 books in the Locke & Key: ..In Pale Battalions Go… Series
- 3 books in the Locke & Key: One-Shots Series
- 2 books in the NOS4A2 Series
- 6 books in the Harry Strong PI Mystery Series
- 1 book in the Tales From the Darkside Series
- 4 books in the Tales from the Darkside Comic Series
- 3 books in the Joe Hill's Thumbprint Series
- 1 book in the Joe Hill's Rain Series
- 6 Standalone Novels
- 22 Short Stories/Novellas
- 7 Short Story Collections
- 3 Graphic Novels
- 1 book in the Creature Feature Collection Series
- 1 book in The Shivers Collection Series