Stephen King revisits five of his favorite short stories that have been turned into films: <I>The Shawshank Redemption</i> (based on the novella "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption") was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and best actor for Morgan Freeman. <I>1408</i> starred John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson and was a huge box office success in 2007. The short story "Children of the Corn" was adapted into the popular <I>Children of the Corn</i>. <I>The Mangler</i> was inspired by King's loathing for laundry machines from his own experience working in a laundromat. <I>Hearts in Atlantis</i> (based on "Low Men in Yellow Coats," the first part of the novel <I>Hearts in Atlantis</i>) starred Anthony Hopkins. <P>This collection features new commentary and introductions to all of these stories in a treasure-trove of movie trivia.
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