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Apt Pupil

by Stephen King

A lesson in the seduction of evil

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    #1 New York Times bestselling author

    Stephen King is described as a #1 New York Times bestselling author.

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A lesson in the seduction of evil

Originally published in Stephen King’s 1982 collection *Different Seasons*, this novella is presented here as a stand-alone edition. Its central relationship brings high-school student Todd Bowden into contact with Mr. Dussander, an older man hiding a deadly past. Todd’s decision to seek out what Dussander knows turns their exchange into an exploration of deception, power, and the pull of evil. The story’s horror grows from that unsettling teacher-and-pupil dynamic and from the past that remains concealed beneath it.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in psychological horror centered on deception and moral corruption.
  • Teen and young adult readers drawn to stories involving a student-teacher relationship.
  • Stephen King readers seeking a stand-alone edition of a novella first published in *Different Seasons*.

Themes

Evil and moral corruptionDeception and hidden pastsPower and influenceTeacher-student dynamics

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Book overview

This edition features a stunning vintage cover design!#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King's novella Apt Pupil, published in his 1982 collection Different Seasons, now available as a stand-alone edition!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. 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.
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