Apt Pupil 3.92 (32,262 ratings by Goodreads) Paperback Different Seasons English By (author) Stephen King Categories: Contemporary Fiction Thriller Books Thrillers Horror Horror Short Story Books Description The No. 1 bestselling author Stephen Kings memorable story Apt Pupil - published in his 1982 story collection Different Seasons and made into a movie starring Ian McKellan and Brad Renfro - is now available as a standalone publication. You must know that your fate and my own are inextricably intertwined Todd Bowden is an apt pupil. Good grades, good family, a paper route. But he is about to meet a different kind of teacher, Mr. Dussander, and to learn all about Dussanders dark and deadly past . . . a decades-old manhunt Dussander has escaped to this day. Yet Todd doesnt want to turn his teacher in. Todd wants to know more. Much more. He is about to face his fears and learn the real meaning of power - and the seductive lure of evil. A classic story from Stephen King Apt Pupil reveals layers upon layers of deception and horror as the boy and old man hold each other in a mutual deathgrip. Each knows something the other wants kept secret. Product details Format Paperback | 256 pages Dimensions 128 x 196 x 20mm | 183g Publication date 09 Sep 2021 Publisher Hodder & Stoughton Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom Language English Edition Statement Reissue 10 1529379296 13 9781529379297 Bestsellers rank 41,090