Was this anybody's first SK novel?

[Suzana]

Mine too!

My boyfriend introduced me to it, on a trip tp the beach... It was raining a lot, so I spent the holiday reading at the beach house.

[mrsnye]

This was my first King movie and then book. I was very young, 4th or 5th grade.

[Spideyman]

Carrie was my first read. Pet Semetary was an emotional read for me.

[muskrat]

Pet Sematary was indeed my first. Must've been third or fourth grade. Me mum (a former King Fan addict) recommended it to me. That did it. Been hooked ever since. I remember crying when little Gage bit the pavement. Until then I didn't believe it was possible for a book to move me like that.

Only three writers have ever made me cry: King, Earl Thompson, and Alan Moore...

[MistahJ]

It was actually my third...My first was Cujo and second was The Shining...The legend of Stephen King being too afraid to finish Pet Sematary scared me away from it

[jc818]

Pet sematary actually was my first SK book. Now that I think of it, it's been 18 years since I read it. Time for a reread. That book led me to Cujo and The Shining and I have been hooked since.

[Chris Pinchak]

First SK book was Night Shift.

Pet Sematary was my first SK novel. Scared me a lot as a youngster, especially since I lived in Augusta, Maine at the time, complete with a trail in my backyard leading across a field and into the woods past the foundation of a long ago burnt down building. No pet sematary at the end (thank god) but still very creepy for my 10 year old self. Sematary still remains my favorite SK novel.

I would say since that time I have probably read about a third of King's works, and I consider this the scariest overall. I am sure many fans would disagree. Beyond the nostalgic value, I attribute it to the multi-layered scare approach King takes in this book. The "zombies" are the main focus but there are other "sideshow horrors" that are just as frightening. Pascow, Zelda, the Windigo, the psychic "power" of the burial ground itself.

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[aintshesweet]

My first SK novel was Cujo and my second SK novel was Pet Semetery. To this day, it is one of the scariest books I've ever read. I've been reading Stephen King novels ever since (I was 12 years old when I read both and I'm 29 now).

[Daniel Lee Severn]

Pet Sematary was my third SK novel, IT was first, then Four Past Midnight. Needless to say, I was hooked after reading those three.

[garygak]

I found Pet Sematary in the library, my first week of junior high. Pet Sematary led to Christine, lead to Carrie, led me here. Twenty years later and although Sai King and I haven't always seen eye to eye (really, I can't believe you pulled Rage), he has never done me wrong yet. Thankee Big Big.