Of the four different novelas in this book," Apt Pupil" and "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemtion" are the superior two. I personally have read Apt Pupil several times, and have found it to be insanly scary and frightningly realistic. I have enjoyed many of Mr. Kings book but this one is by far my favorite. I would recomend it to King and horror fans alike. But in my opinion, it is only worth buying for the first two stories.