PET
SEMATARY
STEPHEN
KING
GENRE:
HORROR
SYNOPSIS
When Louis Creed & his
family move from Chicago into a beautiful old house in rural Maine,
it all seems too good to be true: physician father, beautiful wife,
charming little daughter, adorable infant son--and now an idyllic
home. As a family, they've got it all...right down to the friendly
cat.The road in front of their home frequently claims the lives of neighborhood pets. Near their house, local children have created a cemetery for the dogs & cats killed by the steady stream of transports on the busy highway. Deeper in the woods lies another graveyard, an ancient Indian burial ground whose sinister properties Louis discovers when the family cat is killed.
MY
TAKE
I
don't know why I put off reading this book for so long...wait, yes I
do—the movie scared the crap out of me! While shopping at a used
book store I came across a first-edition copy of Pet Sematary and
couldn't snatch it off the shelf quick enough.
There
are many elements that make Pet Sematary work so well. Besides being
well-written, great character development, wonderful pace, and no
plot holes; this novel plays on many fears of the normal every day
person. Many parts of this book sent chills down my spine (and that
is really saying something from me).
This
is one of the best horror books ever written in my opinion (and
probably many others as well). If you haven't read this book yet, you
are really missing out! Absolutely a MUST read!
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