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Apt Pupil (1982) is a novella by Stephen King subtitled "Summer of Corruption", originally published in the 1982 novella collection Different Seasons with a more dramatic bent, rather than the horror fiction for which King is famous. [1]
I find many of his early books to have very vivid and realistic characterization, but agree that Apt Pupil is top tier for that. If someone were to describe the bare bones of the story, it sounds weird and implausible, but King grounds everything the characters do in plausible human behaviour.
I’ve just started rereading Apt Pupil and I was thinking about how well the movie adaptation nails the tone, setting and characters of the book. But then I felt like the movie toned down the insanity and craziness in the second act which was a shame because it could’ve been really great.
Apt Pupil is a 1998 American thriller film directed by Bryan Singer and starring Ian McKellen and Brad Renfro. It is based on the 1982 novella of the same name by Stephen King.
I literally just finished reading apt pupil 30 minutes ago! So creepy! And that guy is so disturbing it’s insane. I was in shock and total amazement reading every word of that book. The ending to apt pupil is one of the most chilling endings in any of King’s works imo. Todd ain't even half as bad as Rhea of Coos.
Aug 27, 1982 · Apt Pupil is the story of Todd Bowden, a brilliant kid that somehow finds out that a Nazi war criminal, Kurt Dussander, lives nearby. But instead of turning him out, Todd decides to feed his own psychopathic tendencies and so he learns from Dussander.
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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...
