Joe Hill

Joe Hill is the pen name of Joseph Hillstrom King, an American author and comic book writer, the son of the legend of horror Stephen King.

He has chosen to launch his writing career with the pen name in order to be seen as a talent in it's own right rather than judged as the son of one of the most famous and sucessful authors on the planet.

The results have been that critics have widely acclaimed his first 2 novels without even knowing his famous family connection and he is seen as a gifted author and creative storyteller.