I love knowing that Pet Sematary scared King himself, because it sure scared me as a teen, and I remember being struck by the novel’s pathos. Like so many of King’s books, it’s far more than straight-up horror in other words. Time for a re-read!
I loved Carrie, Salem's Lot, and Pet Sematery. I read them all so long ago but each still brings a visceral reaction. The Stand was my favorite King book of that era.
I would read Stephen Kings grocery list lol. I am currently rereading Billy Summers. The only book I read one and done was Pet Semitary. If you really look in to all he has written, there are some real gems not well known. He has done a little crime-noir. "Joyland" "Later" "The Colorado Kid" and the one I'm currently reading, "Billy Summers" enjoy whatever of Mr Kings books speak to you. Just enjoy. 😁
I read a lot of King’s book back in the 80s and I’ve started reading him again. The Stand is on my list to read this year but I like the idea of reading his whole catalogue chronologically. The Long Walk is my absolute fave of his.
I had forgotten that I read Pet Sematary in the 6th grade. I enjoyed it, but didn't find it to be scary. That said, the only book that ever scared me was Hot Zone, a deep, dive into the ebola virus.
Was the 80s cult classic movie Silver Bullet based on Cycle of the Wolf? A kid in a wheelchair fights a werewolf in that, too
I remember reading Pet Semetary in 1987, a year after my long-lived childhood dog died. That book got me thinking, what would I do to have Rags back? And then it scared the living daylights out of me. That one is my favorite although there are some stories in Night Shift which also messed with me. Why I chose to read one short story from Night Shift every night before I went to sleep when I was in college (again in the '80s), I have absolutely no idea. Decades later he writes 11/22/63 which is a fascinating history lesson and spine-tingling "what if" story.
I love knowing that Pet Sematary scared King himself, because it sure scared me as a teen, and I remember being struck by the novel’s pathos. Like so many of King’s books, it’s far more than straight-up horror in other words. Time for a re-read!
I loved Carrie, Salem's Lot, and Pet Sematery. I read them all so long ago but each still brings a visceral reaction. The Stand was my favorite King book of that era.
I would read Stephen Kings grocery list lol. I am currently rereading Billy Summers. The only book I read one and done was Pet Semitary. If you really look in to all he has written, there are some real gems not well known. He has done a little crime-noir. "Joyland" "Later" "The Colorado Kid" and the one I'm currently reading, "Billy Summers" enjoy whatever of Mr Kings books speak to you. Just enjoy. 😁
I read a lot of King’s book back in the 80s and I’ve started reading him again. The Stand is on my list to read this year but I like the idea of reading his whole catalogue chronologically. The Long Walk is my absolute fave of his.
I had forgotten that I read Pet Sematary in the 6th grade. I enjoyed it, but didn't find it to be scary. That said, the only book that ever scared me was Hot Zone, a deep, dive into the ebola virus.
Was the 80s cult classic movie Silver Bullet based on Cycle of the Wolf? A kid in a wheelchair fights a werewolf in that, too
Pet Sematary is the goat 🐐 of King’s horror novels.
I remember reading Pet Semetary in 1987, a year after my long-lived childhood dog died. That book got me thinking, what would I do to have Rags back? And then it scared the living daylights out of me. That one is my favorite although there are some stories in Night Shift which also messed with me. Why I chose to read one short story from Night Shift every night before I went to sleep when I was in college (again in the '80s), I have absolutely no idea. Decades later he writes 11/22/63 which is a fascinating history lesson and spine-tingling "what if" story.
Stephen King is a genius.