The Shawshank story came to life in the mind of Stephen King sometime in the mid 1970s. By 1982, it was published along with three other novellas in a book titled "Different Seasons." ...

The plan is to debut the book at the big Shawshank Anniversary weekend, Friday-Sunday, Aug. 16-18, to be attended by Darabont and several of the film’s stars, including Bob Gunton (Warden Norton ...