Pet Sematary

Sometimes dead is better.

Director Mary Lambert's (THE IN CROWD) second film is a very underrated rendering of a Stephen King bestseller. In it a young family, the Creeds have recently moved to a new neighborhood where they very quickly lose their cat, which is run over by a speeding truck. The Creed's neighbor, Jud (Fred Gwynne), feeling bad for the family, tells Mr. Creed (Dale Midkiff) about the secret Indian burial ground in the neighborhood, which has mysterious rejuvenating powers.

However, when the Creed's infant son meets a fate similar to the family pet, Mr. Creed can't resist temptation and he brings an unspeakable evil back from the grave.

Critic Reviews:

• " Overall, the acting in Pet Sematary is hit or miss. But when it hits, it's a bullseye. " – Anne Cohen

• " King turns the mirror on humanity, questioning our faith, our belief, our methods of expelling grief from our lives. And it isn't always a pretty sight. " – C.H. Newell

• " Some genuinely great scares… Fred Gwynne completely and utterly steals the show. " – Andrew Pollard