When a child follows in a parent’s footsteps they are inevitably compared and often unfavourably. Fortunately this hasn’t been the case with Joe Hill; he is definitely an author who has achieved success on his own merits which he obtained through using an abbreviated form of his middle name Hillstrom rather than that of his famous parents Tabitha and Stephen King. His identity was leaked by Variety in 2006 and he confirmed this in 2007, confirming many people’s suspicions that he was of Royal literary heritage.

Born on June 4th 1972 Joe Hill has published 4 novels and a short story collection to date and is also the author of a graphic novel serial titled Locke & Key. His writing is extremely well received and he has taken up the reins of successful Horror author with aplomb, here we have some quotes from his novels to give you an insight into what to expect when you open up a book written by Joe Hill.