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Pet Sematary is a 1983 horror novel by American writer Stephen King. The novel was nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1984, [1] and adapted into two films: one in 1989 and another in 2019. In November 2013, PS Publishing released Pet Sematary in a limited 30th-anniversary edition. [2] Plot.
- The book was inspired by Stephen King’s own life. Stephen King’s inspiration for Pet Sematary came quite clearly and directly from events in his own life.
- King didn’t want to publish the book. For all of its fantastic elements, Pet Sematary is the story of a family who loses a child, and the madness and pain that grief puts them through as it ultimately drives Dr. Louis Creed to do the unthinkable.
- It was published out of necessity. After writing Pet Sematary, King simply filed it away in a drawer and went to work on his next book, later writing in an introduction to the novel that he didn’t expect it would ever be published “in my lifetime.”
- He wrote it at his neighbor’s house. Another plot element from Pet Sematary that King borrowed from his real life is the presence of a kind neighbor, and the neighbor actually had a hand in helping King compose the book.
Stephen King. This article is about the novel. For the film see, Pet Sematary (film) or Pet Sematary (2019 film) Pet Sematary is the 17th book published by Stephen King; it was his 14th novel, and the tenth novel under his own name. The book was released by Doubleday on 14 November 1983.
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Stephen King | Pet Sematary. Works / Novels. Pet Sematary. Released. November 1983. Available Format (s) Hardcover / Paperback / Trade Paperback / Audio / Movie / DVD. Publisher. Doubleday. The road in front of Dr. Louis Creed's rural Maine home frequently claims the lives of neighborhood pets.
Introduction. Summary. Themes and Analysis. Characters. Review. Stephen King. Article written by Emma Baldwin. B.A. in English, B.F.A. in Fine Art, and B.A. in Art Histories from East Carolina University. King’s ‘ Pet Sematary’ was published in 1983 and is regarded as one of the author’s early successes.
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Mar 29, 2019 · King has a complex relationship with Pet Sematary. Over the decades, the 71-year-old storyteller has done a lot of monstrous things to a lot of people in his novels, but the rumor persists that he ...
Welcome to the eerie world of “Pet Sematary,” a chilling novel by the master of horror, Stephen King . Published in 1983, this book delves deep into themes of grief, loss, and the terrifying consequences of attempting to overturn the natural order of life and death. Plot Summary. Character Analysis. Themes and Symbols.
