The Intrinsic Terror of ‘Pet Sematary’ (1989)

The Stephen King story that almost never saw the light of day

Paramount Pictures

Of all of Stephen King’s stories, perhaps none is more innately chilling than Pet Sematary. Where Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining terrifies the viewer with its slow-rolling and measured portrayal of isolation in the sprawling Overlook Hotel, what director Mary Lambert’s Pet Sematary provides is utterly visceral in its simplicity. Where T…