When the Creeds move into a beautiful old house in rural Maine, it all seems too good to be true: physician father, beautiful wife, charming little daughter, adorable infant son -- and now an idyllic home. As a family, they've got it all...right down to the friendly cat.
But the nearby woods hide a blood-chilling truth -- more terrifying than death itself...and hideously more powerful.
Okay, so this, to me, is his most disturbing book. Not incredibly scary, like some of his others, but my god, a lot of messed up stuff happens in this one. I kind of felt depressed when I read the ending. Well, if anything else, it'll make you feel better about your current position.
The freakiest moment in the book for me, was when the Louis thinks he had actually followed Pascow into the pet semetary. He dismisses the idea, thinking it was a dream, then pulls back his covers.
His feet are covered in mud.
Kevin: Remember that one time when I ate those napkins?
Me: (laughing) Yeah.
Kevin: That was funny. Do you remember what made me do it?
Me: I'm pretty sure you just said, "Hey, watch me eat these napkins".
Kevin: (laughing) Yeah, that sounds about right.
No, no, it was their cat that got hit by a truck. Then they buried it in the Pet Cemetery behind their house (in Maine, of course)... I think he said they heard a cat meowing that night, and that's what triggered it. I forget exactly... Though perhaps his kid also almost got hit
But this book has almost not conscience. I guess that's what I like about it. Some people say King went too far, but I loved the ride scary stuff...
"I'm for it so we can put Nuclear power plants up there, and then beam the power back to earth on a laser beam." ~ Whidden
In the new reprint of Pet Semetary (which I own), King explains where the story came from.
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Kevin: Remember that one time when I ate those napkins?
Me: (laughing) Yeah.
Kevin: That was funny. Do you remember what made me do it?
Me: I'm pretty sure you just said, "Hey, watch me eat these napkins".
Kevin: (laughing) Yeah, that sounds about right.
09-09-2004 09:29 AM
scary stuff...
