'What's Wrong With These People?' — Stephen King Hits Out at Utah for Banning Novella Collection That Inspired Stand by Me and The Shawshank Redemption From All Public Schools

Three pages cited. Legendary author Stephen King has strongly criticized the state of Utah for banning his novella collection that inspired the movies Stand by Me and The Shawshank Redemption. The Salt Lake Tribune reported that King’s 1982 collection Different Seasons was banned from all public schools in Utah. The collection ...
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