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A review by ashleighbeanxo
Pet Sematary by Stephen King
5.0
When Louis Creed and his family move into their new home in Ludlow, Maine, the last thing they are expecting to find a field behind their house is a sematary for dead pets. But when their friendly new neighbour Jud Crandall takes them through the field to see it, their lives are thrown upside down. Suddenly, death is all around the family, and Louis finds himself asking if dead really is better than.. well not being dead anymore!
This book gave me chills. Urgh, and I loved it! Just the whole idea of a pet sematary, which is tended to by children, CHILDREN for God's sake, is horrifying enough for me. The fact that for generations, small children were burying graves for their pets and having to face death in the face like that scares me. Then there's the.
I loved that this book is not necessarily full-on horror non-stop throughout the book. The tension comes from the book hinting at what could happen and it keeps you on your toes as you wait for shit to go down, as you wait and hope and pray something stops the inevitable for happening. I made the mistake of listening to part of this on audiobook before I went to sleep and yeah, it scared the shit out of me.
This is definitely my favourite Stephen King book I've read so far, maybe tied with Misery. I can see why he thinks it's his scariest book because it's based on real human fears and something which will happen to us all: death. Urgh, it was so good. Highly recommend!!
This book gave me chills. Urgh, and I loved it! Just the whole idea of a pet sematary, which is tended to by children, CHILDREN for God's sake, is horrifying enough for me. The fact that for generations, small children were burying graves for their pets and having to face death in the face like that scares me. Then there's the
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Micmac burying ground. God, that place is creepy. The scene where Jud takes Louis down to the burying ground so he can bury Church and resurrect him was creepy, terrifying, utterly haunting to meI loved that this book is not necessarily full-on horror non-stop throughout the book. The tension comes from the book hinting at what could happen and it keeps you on your toes as you wait for shit to go down, as you wait and hope and pray something stops the inevitable for happening. I made the mistake of listening to part of this on audiobook before I went to sleep and yeah, it scared the shit out of me.
This is definitely my favourite Stephen King book I've read so far, maybe tied with Misery. I can see why he thinks it's his scariest book because it's based on real human fears and something which will happen to us all: death. Urgh, it was so good. Highly recommend!!