A Stephen King horror about a family living near a makeshift cemetery for pets, who are being killed by a busy road nearby.
The Creed family have just moved into their new home, when a neighbour pops by to tell them that the road they live next to, the one with loads of trucks roaring past, will inevitably kill any pet they own. He then goes on to show them the “Pet Sematary” which has been built over decades by families who have lost pets in the nearby area, and hints at some kind of spooky power that lies beyond.
When the cat of the family dies, Louis (Dale Midkiff), the father of the family, is told by the neighbour that there may be a way of saving the cat, in order to protect his daughter from sadness. He takes Louis to an sacred Indian site, just beyond the cemetery, where they bury the cat, and return home. A few days later, the cat reappears, but is not quite the same jolly little kitten.
A shocking horror film, with a few nauseating scenes, Mary Lambert, the director, has managed to capture some of the grotesque fascination which people love about King’s writing. The film itself seems a little dated, using some outmoded techniques to elicit an audience response, but on the whole it was an engaging scary movie.
The acting was nothing special, with performances very reflective of 80s films, and the script seemed quite wooden in places, even if it was written by Stephen King himself.
If you are a fan of Stephen King, this movie will probably suck compared to the book, but, having read none of his novels, I enjoyed the story being told here.
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