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Apt Pupil by Stephen King

Apt Pupil

Stephen King

Scribner · Print & ebook · December 4, 2018

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Who it’s for
A tight, chilling read with psychological pressure and a supernatural edge.
Genres
Horror, Suspense, Psychological Fiction
Published
Scribner, December 4, 2018

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About this book

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King’s timeless coming-of-age novella, Apt Pupil—published in his story collection Different Seasons and made into a movie starring Ian McKellan and Brad Renfro—is now available as a stand-alone publication. If you don’t 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.

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But he is about to meet a different kind of teacher, Mr. Dussander, and to learn all about Dussander’s dark and deadly past…a decades-old manhunt Dussander has escaped to this day. Yet Todd doesn’t 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 finally there is only one left standing.

Dark Pressure

A tight, chilling read with psychological pressure and a supernatural edge.

Come here for

  • a dark, fast-shifting unease
  • the short-story squeeze of it

Expect

  • YA horror with a grim streak
  • quick immersion, little breathing room

Where it sits

Suspense63%
Psychological Fiction50%
Horror39%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Horror
  • Media Tie-In
  • Suspense
  • Supernatural Thrillers
Authors
Stephen King
Publisher
Scribner
Published
December 4, 2018
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Horror