Author: Stephen King

Published: 1982 Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption included in Different Seasons novella

Movie released: 1994

Facts: Over 30 adaptations best of which include; Carrie (1976), The Shining (1980), Children of the Corn (1984), Stand By Me (1986), IT (1990), Misery (1990), The Apt Pupil (1998), The Green Mile (1999)