#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen Kingās timeless coming-of-age novella, Apt Pupilāpublished in his 1982 story collection Different Seasons and made into a 1998 Tristar movie starring Ian McKellan and Brad Renfroānow available for the first time as a standalone publication.
If you donāt believe in the existence of evil, you have a lot to learn.
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 Dussanderās dark and deadly pastā¦a decades-old manhunt Dussander has escaped to this day. Yet Todd doesnāt 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 powerāand the seductive lure of evil.
A classic story from Stephen King, Apt Pupil reveals layers upon layers of deceptionāand horrorāas finally there is only one left standing.