Different Seasons

Read the original stories that inspired the acclaimed films STAND BY ME, APT PUPIL, and THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, which was voted the world's most popular movie. In this classic collection of four novellas, the master storyteller takes you on captivating journeys into the realms of horror, heartache, and hope. "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" tells the story of two men, one guilty and one innocent, who form a perfect partnership as they devise a plan to escape from prison. In "Apt Pupil," a gifted schoolboy lures an old man with a dark past into a sinister relationship. "The Body" follows four young boys as they venture into the woods and encounter life, death, and the loss of innocence. "The Breathing Method" is the tale of a doctor who visits his club and encounters a determined woman who is set on giving birth under any circumstances.