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Pet Sematary
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Now a major motion picture from Paramount Pictures starring John Lithgow, Jason Clarke, and Amy Seimetz Stephen King's #1 New York Times bestseller Pet Sematary, a "wild, powerful, disturbing" (The Washington Post Book World) classic about evil that exists far beyond the grave--among King's most iconic and beloved novels. When Dr. Louis Creed takes a new job and moves his family to the idyllic rural town of Ludlow, Maine, this new beginning seems too good to be true. Despite Ludlow's tranquility, an undercurrent of danger exists here. Those trucks on the road outside the Creed's beautiful old home travel by just a little too quickly, for one thing...as is evidenced by the makeshift graveyard in the nearby woods where generations of children have buried their beloved pets. Then there are the warnings to Louis both real and from the depths of his nightmares that he should not venture beyond the borders of this little graveyard where another burial ground lures with seductive promises and ungodly temptations. A blood-chilling truth is hidden there--one more terrifying than death itself, and hideously more powerful. As Louis is about to discover for himself sometimes, dead is better...
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: King, Stephen
- ISBN: 9780743412285
- Condition: New
- Dimensions: 8.30 x 1.07
- Number Of Pages: 416
- Publication Year: 2002
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Want to be scared?
Daniel B. - 2 years 4 months agoNeed a good scare? This is my favorite Stephen King book, and it delivers in the scary department. "Sometimes dead is better" is the theme of this book, and you will read why. Did someone say grave consequences(pun intended)? I would like to give a parental warning, this book is for mature readers.
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A warning to all who tread the line between life and death from the horror king himself.
Andy R. - 2 years 9 months agoIn perhaps one of his most disturbing books, Horror Master Stephen King puts you in the shoes of Louis Creed, a family man and doctor who moves to rural Maine to help the notably superstitious populace. There is a legend in the town that states that any dead thing that is buried in the titular "Pet Sematary" returns to the land of the living. After losing his young son in a terrible accident, the grieving Louis tries to test this legend, with terrible consequences. This book is a rough read for the best of reasons, and pushes the idea of terror to new heights. On paper it's a simple story of grief that transcends its premise with the wonderful writing of Stephen King. The everyman character of Louis Creed really puts the reader in the passenger seat of this terror-coaster, and makes it all the more terrifying when you reach the book's truly chilling conclusion.
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Pet Sematary
HPB S. - 5 years 1 month agoSuspense thriller that is frightening and nothing you have read before. The storyline is creepy scary but will have you on the edge of your seat. Well written and creative storyline that had me devouring the pages trying to find out what would happen next. If you like to be scared this is a definite must read.
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Good Starting Point for King
Francesca M. - 5 years 7 months agoI bought this for my 15 year old son who is starting to read more thrilling books by Stephen King. He enjoyed this one a lot.
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Another good book #BannedBook #RequiredReading
Noel G. - 5 years 8 months agoNot my favorite King novel but still very good, it had its slow moments and it's heart pounding moments. #BannedBook #RequiredReading