Joe Eagleton

Joe only appears in the movie and thus not in any chapters of the book. He is only briefly seen around the store until the first night, in which he is seen lighting up a torch of his. He accidentally slips over though on a bucket of flammable liquid and lights himself on fire, and has to be put out as he topples to the floor. He is in the background after the fly and bird creatures are exterminated from the store heard screaming for help, obviously suffering from horrible burns, and is put into the cooler to try and tend to his wounds as best the store can under the circumstances. He is then seen with his brother Bobby as they are together and Joe tries to reason with his brother, wishing for death, though Bobby believes it isn't his time yet and will do anything he can to help. Joe in the film is the reason the group go into the pharmacy, this time joined by Wayne Jessup, one of the soldiers. They do indeed come back with supplies, but Joe had died from his wounds before anyone could actually help him.