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Pet Sematary (1989): Film vs Book
Film · 1989 · Directed by Mary Lambert · Starring Dale Midkiff, Denise Crosby
About the film
A family moves to the countryside, where a hidden burial ground has a dangerous secret.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookIt follows the novel's central events and its grim mood, and trims some inner thoughts and side characters.
Read or watch first?
Read the book for its slow-building dread and its theme of grief.
What the book gives you
Pet Sematary by Stephen King
A genuinely unsettling story that goes straight for the heart.
Who will like it: Readers who like creepy, emotional horror about family.