Creators on Reddit

Hugh Howey

Author, Silo (Wool)

How we know it's theirs

Their 2012 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account

We retrieved 22 posts and 1544 comments from u/hughhowey, dated 2008 to 2026, most often in r/IAmA, r/SiloSeries and r/Fantasy.

Best moment

A redditor wrote in r/SiloSeries

On “AMA: Silo Series Author and Executive Producer Hugh Howey (2026)”

What was the original spark for Juliette as a character? Before she became the Juliette we know, who did you first imagine her to be, and what made you realize she was going to become the person at the center of this story?

u/hughhowey replied

I think I was inspired by Ripley from Alien, Sarah Connor from Terminator, and Lindsey from The Abyss.

Holy shit. It's James Cameron. He's the one.

More moments

A redditor posted in r/SiloSeries

Question about something Marnes mentioned in the book and connection to the show

u/hughhowey replied

In the pilot, there was a rabbit loose in a garden that Holston and Marnes rounded up. Holston tells Allison about it, and you see it all on-screen. There was a very elaborate hydroponic garden full of carrots built for…

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So the story from the book was originally going to be told, but there wasn't enough space in the pilot. "Kill your darlings," as they say.

In a thread on r/SiloSeries

Hugh Howey Cameo Meme Contest - Template Inside

u/hughhowey replied

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True story: I didn't have sleeves on the first take. After one shot, the director yells "cut," and they sent a shirt out, said it was "too much" with me and Shane both sleeveless out there. Shane turned to me while I was getting redressed and said, "Hey, it's in my contract. Only one set of guns out." :D

Context: under a fan meme about his cameo in the Silo show Source