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Horror

Pet Sematary

A doctor moves his young family into a Maine house beside a busy road. Behind it lies an old burial ground in the woods, and its power tempts him after tragedy strikes.

First published
1983
Pace
medium
Length
medium
Format
Standalone

Read this if you want horror that works through grief and parental fear rather than monsters in the dark.

Skip this if you cannot read about the death of a child or a pet.

The feel

Content warnings

  • Death
  • Grief
  • Child death
  • Animal death
  • Violence

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