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'''Pet Sematary''' is the 17th book published by Stephen King; it was his 15th novel, and the eleventh under his own name. The book was released by [[wikipedia:Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]] on 14 November [[wikipedia:1983 in literature|1983]]. |
'''Pet Sematary''' is the 17th book published by Stephen King; it was his 15th novel, and the eleventh under his own name. The book was released by [[wikipedia:Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]] on 14 November [[wikipedia:1983 in literature|1983]]. |
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Pet Sematary original book cover
This article is about the novel. For the film see, 'Pet Sematary (film).
Pet Sematary is the 17th book published by Stephen King; it was his 15th novel, and the eleventh under his own name. The book was released by Doubleday on 14 November 1983.
Plot
Louis Creed, a doctor from Chicago, moves to a house near the small town of Ludlow, Maine with his family: wife Rachel; their two young children, Eileen ("Ellie") and Gage; and Ellie's cat, Winston Churchill ("Church"). Their neighbor, an elderly man named Jud Crandall, warns Louis and Rachel about the highway that runs past their house; it is used by trucks from a nearby chemical plant that often pass by at high speeds.
Adaptation
The story was adapted into a film in 1989.