Pet Sematary

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Pet Sematary is a horror novel by Stephen King about a burial ground with the power to resurrect the dead, leading to terrifying consequences for a grieving family.


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instanceOf horror novel
novel
adaptedInto Pet Sematary (1989 film)
Pet Sematary (2019 film)
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
author Stephen King
containsFictionalPlace Micmac burial ground
Pet Sematary (children’s graveyard)
countryOfOrigin United States
coverArtist Linda Fennimore
featuresElement ancient burial ground
resurrection of the dead
firstEditionFormat hardcover
genre horror fiction
supernatural fiction
hasAntagonisticForce supernatural power of the burial ground
hasCharacterType grieving parent
reanimated corpse
hasConflictType man vs self
man vs supernatural
hasForeshadowingDevice warnings from Jud Crandall
hasMottoOrQuote “Sometimes dead is better.”
hasPageCount ~374
hasSubgenre occult horror
psychological horror
hasTargetAudience adult readers
hasTheme death
grief
resurrection
the consequences of denying death
influenced subsequent horror works about cursed burial grounds
isbn 0-385-18223-5
language English
literaryMovement contemporary horror
mainCharacter Ellie Creed
Gage Creed
Jud Crandall
Louis Creed
Rachel Creed
mediaType print
narrativePerspective third-person
notableFor exploration of parental grief
graphic horror elements
partOf Stephen King bibliography
publicationYear 1983
publisher Doubleday
settingLocation Ludlow, Maine NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfSetting late 20th century

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Pet Sematary ("Pet Sematary (1989 film)")
Pet Sematary ("Pet Sematary (2019 film)")
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Jason Clarke ("Pet Sematary (2019 film)")
Stephen King
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Jason Clarke ("Pet Sematary (2019 film)")
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Ramones
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