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Stephen King (Author), Vincent Chong (Illustrator)
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Publication Date: 30 Mar 2009
For the first time in one volume, each with a fascinating introduction, come the stories of Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, Hearts in Atlantis (Low Men in Yellow Coats), 1408, The Mangler and Children of the Corn.

These five classic tales were turned into successful international films starring some of the world's most famous actors from Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption through Anthony Hopkins in Hearts in Atlantis to John Cusack in 1408.

Now you can read and re-read and own the originals.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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  • Hardcover: 399 pages
  • Publisher: Subterranean; Limited edition (30 Mar 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1596062576
  • ISBN-13: 978-1596062573
  • Product Dimensions: 15.6 x 23.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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Storytelling - the ability to make the listener or the reader need to know, demand to know, what happens next is a gift . . . Stephen King has this gift in spades (The Times on CELL)

'To tell the truth, I just don't know what it is about that film that resonates with so many people. But everywhere I go people who have seen it react to it fondly. And I get the same kind of dialogue about it being one of, if not the, favourite movie.' (Morgan Freeman, on The Shawshank Redemption)

'There isn't a day when I'm not approached about that film, approached by people who are so . . . thankful, who say how important that film was to them, and how many times they've seen it: twenty, thirty, forty times . . .' (Tim Robbins on The Shawshank Redemption) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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World Number One bestseller Stephen King has captivated audiences with his stories from Carrie to Duma Key. So powerful are his originals, that they have been turned into successful films including Misery, The Green Mile, Stand By Me and The Shawshank Redemption, directed by the world class director, Frank Darabond. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Popcorn of King 1 July 2010
By Noel TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
Just so we're clear - this is an anthology book. There's no new fiction from the King here, what you see are 5 "short" stories culled from other volumes that have been made into popular films and been gathered into this one book. What are the stories? "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption", "1408", "Low Men in Yellow Coats", "The Mangler", and "Children of the Corn".

Purists might argue that these are the wrong choices. After all, nearly all of King's books have been turned into great films. "The Shining", "Carrie", "Misery", "The Body" (Stand by Me), "The Green Mile", "Cujo", "It", to name but a few. So in a way if you want to read some great movies, pick up any King book and chances are it'll be even better than the film. You could also argue a book of short stories that were turned into great films already exists - "Different Seasons" features 3 of 4 stories that were made into tremendous films. But anyhoo, I think the publishers wanted to explicitly point out to anyone not in the know that Stephen King has written a lot of great stories that have been turned into a lot of great films. And here it is.

"The Mangler" is an odd choice, a crappy story about a haunted laundy mangler. Yeah, it's as bad as it sounds and I've never heard of the film. I'd read "1408" and "Shawshank" before and of course seen the amazing film adaptations. The new ones for me were the deliciously trashy "Children of the Corn" (Wicker Man meets Lord of the Flies) and the 300+ page "Low Men in Yellow Coats" filmed as "Hearts in Atlantis".

The last King fiction I'd read was the godawful "Lisey's Story" which put me off King for 5 years. "Low Men" brought me back to the fold. No messing about with idiotic colloquialisms, lack of plot, bad characterisation - here was the King I loved.... Read more ›
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1.0 out of 5 stars Oh, Mr. King. Why?? 14 April 2011
By Olivia
Format:Kindle Edition
I am a King fan. Truly. Hence, I was bought this collection for Christmas. I was very excited by it, even though I'd already read all of these short stories, King's apraisal of their adaptaions interested me greatly.
As a writer myself I know how attached I get to my characters. I cannot imagine how difficut it must be to see them portrayed on the screen for poeple's viewing pleasure. My excitement at the prospect of reading Mr. Kings analysis of this interpretation of his own work, was short lived. I knew the short stories had been meerly re-printed, but I expected a good, meaty dissection of the televisual adapttions from the author himself. Yes, each story has a meagre introduction, but not nearly in-depth enough. I find it hard to believe that he gave the 'o.k' to this publication, which even his most devoted fans can see is just for an easy monetary gain. Tut-tut.
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5.0 out of 5 stars STEPHEN KING STILL RULES 5 May 2009
By M. Teodorini
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I enjoyed reading this. if you have seen any of the films you will notice how much some of them have been padded out to make the film longer, such as room 1408. but when you have such a great story teller, it sure helps.
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1.0 out of 5 stars not what i expected 21 Mar 2009
By Mr. Tj Phillips
Format:Paperback
When i pre-ordered this book, i was under the impression that it would be along the same sort of lines as 'Danse Macabre', a sort of book length review, interpretation and intimate view of how these adaptations turned out. This, unfortunately, is not what the book is. Basically, those particular stories which have been adapted have just been reprinted in one volume. So, if you already have Night Shift, Hearts in Atlantis, Different Seasons and Everything's Eventual, there is absolutely no reason at all for you to buy this, because you already have the stories. It's like owning every album by a band and then getting their greatest hits, it's pointless.

There is a very short introduction to each story, about a page long, but other than that there's nothing new this book can offer. This, then, is a book for all those people who couldn't be bothered to read the stories before they saw the films. I really don't see the point in publishing this book other than financial gain and i'm actually quite disappointed that Stephen King agreed to publish this as it seems to serve no purpose what-so-ever.
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