Joe Hill (born Joseph Hillström King on June 4, 1972) is an award-winning American author known for horror, dark fantasy, and supernatural fiction, including Heart-Shaped Box, Horns, NOS4A2, The Fireman, and King Sorrow. The son of authors Stephen King and Tabitha King, he adopted the pen name Joe Hill early in his career so his work could succeed independently of his famous family connection. He is also the co-creator of the acclaimed comic series Locke & Key, and several of his works have been adapted for film and television, including Horns, NOS4A2, Locke & Key, and The Black Phone.