Pet Sematary

Name: Pet Sematary
Brand: Simon & Schuster NZ
SKU: 9780743412285
Price: 53.0 NZD
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In Pet Sematary, a doctor and his family move to a rural town in Maine and discover a mysterious burial ground near their new home. This burial ground holds secrets that challenge natural law, as it potentially brings back the dead but with unforeseen consequences. The novel explores themes of grief, love, and the lengths one might go to defy death.
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Pet Sematary

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You might enjoy this chilling tale if you're intrigued by themes of grief, resurrection, and the supernatural. Known for its suspenseful storytelling and eerie atmosphere, it's perfect for readers who appreciate psychological horror and a deep exploration of human emotions when faced with the unknown.

A specially designed collector's trade edition of the King classic. Dr. Louis Creed and his wife Rachel chose rural Maine to settle their family and bring up their children. It was a better place than smog-covered Chicago--or so they thought. But that was before Louis became acquainted with the old pet burial ground located in the backwoods of the quiet community of Ludlow.

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Stephen King's #1 New York Times bestseller is a "wild, powerful, disturbing" (The Washington Post Book World) classic about evil that exists far beyond the grave—among his most iconic and frightening novels.

When Dr. Louis Creed takes a new job and moves his family to the idyllic rural town of Ludlow, Maine, this new beginning seems too good to be true. Despite Ludlow's tranquility, an undercurrent of danger exists here. Those trucks on the road outside the Creed's beautiful old home travel by just a little too quickly, for one thing... as is evidenced by the makeshift graveyard in the nearby woods where generations of children have buried their beloved pets.

Then there are the warnings to Louis, both real and from the depths of his nightmares, that he should not venture beyond the borders of this little graveyard where another burial ground lures with seductive promises and ungodly temptations. A blood-chilling truth is hidden there—one more terrifying than death itself, and hideously more powerful. As Louis is about to discover for himself, sometimes dead is better...

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Pet Sematary by Stephen King is often praised for its chilling and thought-provoking exploration of grief and the consequences of tampering with the natural order. Reviewers commend King's masterful storytelling and his ability to evoke a deep sense of dread. The book's atmosphere and emotional depth are notable, often leaving readers both haunted and reflective on the nature of life and loss.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780743412285

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Date Published: 01 February 2002

Country: United States

Imprint: Simon & Schuster

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 111.0mm

Height: 178.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 416

Collections

Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Horror & Supernatural King

About the Author

Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes Never Flinch, the short story collection You Like It Darker (a New York Times Book Review top ten horror book of 2024), Holly (a New York Times Notable Book of 2023), Fairy Tale, Billy Summers, If It Bleeds, The Institute, Elevation, The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works The Dark Tower, It, Pet Sematary, Doctor Sleep, and Firestarter are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.