The Bad Seed
About this book
The bestselling novel that inspired Mervyn LeRoy’s classic horror film about the little girl who can get away with anything—even murder.   There’s something special about eight-year-old Rhoda Penmark. With her carefully plaited hair and her sweet cotton dresses, she’s the very picture of old-fashioned innocence. But when their neighborhood suffers a series of terrible accidents, her mother begins to wonder: Why do bad things seem to happen when little Rhoda is around?   Originally published in 1954, William March’s final novel was an instant bestseller and National Book Award finalist before it was adapted for the stage and made into a 1956 film. The Bad Seed is an indelible portrait of an evil that wears an innocent face, one which still resonates in popular culture today. With a new foreword by Anna Holmes.Vintage Movie Classics spotlights classic films that have stood the test of time, now rediscovered through the publication of the novels on which they were based.
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 20616 readers · 247 pages · ≈ 4 h 34 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read The Bad Seed?
About ≈ 4 h 34 m — 247 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Bad Seed?
247 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Bad Seed?
It sits on the Fiction shelves.
Has The Bad Seed been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include The Bad Seed (2018), The Bad Seed (1956).
Is The Bad Seed in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote The Bad Seed?
William March (1818–1519).