Biography
Son Stephen King - the writer Joe Hill - for a long time I hid a relationship with the famous Father. For conspiracy, a man took a pseudonym in honor of the poet and the trade union activist, shot in 1915 on a false accusation of murder. Only at 35, having received 2 literary awards, the writer publicly admitted that the author of the "Dark Tower", the "Green Mile" and "Miseri" - his father. In an interview with Nile, Gamean Stephen King said that her son reminds Fireworks ideas.Childhood and youth
Joseph Hillstrom is a middle child in the Emperor Horror family, which was born in June 1972 in the town of Hermon in the Northeast of the United States, and his childhood spent in Bangor. From three children, Stephen only the eldest daughter Naomi did not show interest in writing. Junior Brother Joseph - Writer Owen King.
Little Joseph became a prototype of the 5-year-old Danny Torrance, the hero of the novel father "Lights". In 1982, the boy starred in the prologue and epilogue of George Romero "Kaleidoscope of Horrors", in which King Senior made his debut as a screenwriter, and also performed a major role in the episode "Lonely Death of Jordi Verill". Joseph Character - Young Family of Comic Billy, oppressed by the harsh father Stan. It is curious that comics are now a favorite genre of writer Joe Hill.
At the age of 14, the teenager created the novel "Midnight Eats", which in adulthood ironically described as a hybrid of "American Cake" with the musical "Cannibal". At 18 years old, the future writer wrote a work that resembles the "Lord of the Rings".
Books
The first stories of Joseph created, learning at the Faculty of Literature in Vassar College - a private university in New York, founded in 1861 as a university for women, but since the 1969 receiving applicants of both sexes. For many years, Joe Hill's work was published only in magazines and anthologies. Only in 2005, 14 of the story of the writer, including the very famous "Black Phone" now, came out with a separate book. The collection was called "Ghosts of the twentieth century."In 2007, the light saw the novel Hill "Box in the shape of a heart", whose name refers to the song "Nirvana". Character Work - Rock Star Jude Koin - buying a ghost costume through the Internet. The ghost turns out to be real and revenge the musician for the sins of the past.
In 2016, the Roman "Fireman" came out, the action of which occurs in the native state of the writer. The terrorists infected people with fungus, initially forming golden and black spots on the skin, and then burning or tearing media. The pregnant nurse Harper is trying to live before the birth of a child (children infected are sometimes born healthy) and meets mysterious firefighters. In the plot woven the biographies of real people - from George Clooney to Barack Obama.
Personal life
The writer does not make a personal life to the public domain. It is known that in his youth, Joseph married a girl named Leonor, who was dedicated to Roman "Rog", released in 2010 and famous thanks to the screening of 2013 with Daniel Radcliffe in the lead role.
Marriage with Leonor was completed in 2010. In May 2018, the writer married the second time. Family pictures Joseph Hilestrom sometimes publishes on the page in "Instagram", although it is predominantly filled with photographs of book covers.
The writer has three sons. The eldest son of Ian appeared in 1999, shortly before Stephen King knocked down a van.
Joe Hill now
In 2018, a collection of Hill "strange weather" was published in Russian. The heroes of the book are faced with natural cataclysms - fiery tornadoes, rain from pins, a cloud of alien mind, a deadly hail.In May 2019, Joseph came to handing the diploma to Itan. The photo from this event, walking on the Internet, testifies that the younger king is nearlyruk in his father and grandfather. Whether the young man will continue the writer dynasty, time will show.
In June 2019, the show was started by the show "Nosferatu", shot on the book Hill "Country of Christmas". In the novel, the writer developed the topic of kidnapping in the Black Phone.
Also in June 2019 it became known that Hill was appointed Curator of Hill House Comic, the 1st part of which will be released on the eve of Halloween. In 2008-2013, the son of Stephen King published a series of comic books "Locker's keys", an events catalyst in each volume became another key found.
Bibliography
- 2005 - "Ghosts of the twentieth century"
- 2007 - "Box in the shape of a heart"
- 2008-2013 - "Locker keys"
- 2010 - "Horn"
- 2013 - "Country of Christmas"
- 2016 - "Fire"
- 2017 - "Strange Weather"