I understand why.

[themadone06]

Stephen King has always said that Pet Sematary was the most terrifying novel he wrote. He almost didn't even publish the book because it went to far. I can really understand why. Every since I was a little kid I have been terrified of the story. I didn't read the novel until I was in high school, and I am now reading it again in my early 20's.

Pet Sematary was the first horror movie I can remember watching. I was seven years old and Silver Bullet and Pet Sematary were on tv. For some stupid reason my parents let me watch both of the movies. I thought Silver Bullet was really good, and not scary at all. Pet Sematary was more intriguing, and it scared the crap out of me. What scared me the most was the scenes of Zelda in the bed and her haunting Rachel. I think I had nightmares about her for about two weeks. I also never liked the scenes with Gage in them.

The book scares me for so many other reasons. The Zelda thing doesn't scare me at all. It is just the entire process, and the darkness King uses to write the novel. The wording and the ideas are just terrifying. The images my mind creates are just disturbing. I still tink the epilogue is one of the most terrifying things I have ever read, and it is only one page of type.

Anyone else have the feelings? Did this book (and movie) scare you as much as it did me. I'd say this is King's only book that honestly terrifies me. The novel It does in some spots, but not as much as this one.

[J.T. Adams]

I think it's up there with his scariest, and in my opinion also one of his best!

[ghost19]

Yep, scared the bejesus out of me first time I read it, which, of course, is why I loved it and still do.

[hossenpepper]

This story hits on all sorts of very fundamental things that terrify people. The movie was really good in some ways, and strayed too far from the book in others. I loved Fred Gwynne, but not in that part. He overacted just a bit too much for me. The most well done scene in the movie for me was the burning of Timmy Baterman's house.

In the end, I think Pet Semetary was so scary because while it was based on very supernatural ground (pun intended), Steve yet again painted a detailed picture of regular folks, thrown into unbelievable circumstance.

That being said, I have to vote for The Shining as the overall "scariest" story. Talk about effin' creepy.

[Jax]

I really enjoyed Pet Sematary. When I was in high school I remember reading it for the first time, and shortly after watching the movie, and loved both. I didn't find them that scary when I was younger, but now that I'm married and have kids, I find it to be one of Sai's creepiest books.

[CarrieJo]

Like you, themadone06, I saw Pet Sematary when I was young. It was one of the few scary movies my mother would like my sister and I watch (Children of the Corn was another, I think she was a secret King fan). The scariest part to me was also Zelda. When I read the book, which was maybe a year ago, and I got to the part of Rachel talking about her I remembered how terrified of the movie I was. It was just so creepy! I love the movie and the book but it's kind of lost it's scary-factor for me.

[ghost19]

"Come play with me daddy! First I played with Jud, and then I played with mommy. We had an awful good time. Now I want to play with youuuuuuu." Geezzzzzz, that is such a creepy line the way its spoken in the movie.........

[GNTLGNT]

The story never scared me, just put me way up on the sadness scale-what a dark story, but what a brilliant way of self-therapy for Mr. King...

[fushingfeef]

To this day the word "Wendigo" just gives me the shivers...