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Pet Sematary

Stephen King

  • 422 pages · about 7 hours
  • First published 1983
  • 92 editions
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1 About this book

Pet Sematary is a 1983 horror novel by American writer Stephen King. It tells the story of a family moving to Maine and settling closer to a pet cemetery in the woods, which is home to a terrifying force that brings death and sorrow. The novel was nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1984, and adapted into two films: one in 1989 and another in 2019 as well as several spinoffs.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • Thrillers
  • Horror
  • Occult
  • Heart attack
  • World War II
  • Death
  • Juvenile audience
  • Pets

2 What to expect

A family moves next to an old burial ground that brings the dead back, changed. One of King's darkest books, about grief.

Good for readers who want: horror, and a story about grief.

3 About Stephen King

Born 1947

Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror fiction and has also explored other genres, among them suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. In a career spanning six decades, he has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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