It’s easy to understand why this might appeal to some viewers. The filmmakers managed to squeeze the complete narrative, every character, and all of its complexity into just five minutes, then amplified the intensity of the action and violence considerably. The final product transformed a horror film that possessed substance into one where it's possible to simply watch without truly engaging with what’s happening.…

A spot to lay our animal companions to rest and keep their memory alive. I realize it might seem unsettling, but there's really nothing to be afraid of. It’s completely normal, just like death itself is a natural process. Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer directed the film, with Stephen King, Matt Greenberg, and Jeff Buhler contributing to the screenplay. The cast includes Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow, Je…

_**Not a patch on the book, and the new ending is awful**_ > _This place was thick with spirits; it was tenebrous with them. You could look around and see something that would send you raving mad. He would not think about it. There was no need to think about it. There was no need to –_ > _Something was coming._ > _Louis came to a total halt, listening to that sound…that inexorable, approaching so…

The 2019 version of _Pet Sematary_ brings some new elements to the story, and while they aren't necessarily better than what came before, it thankfully avoids being a direct copy of the original, which seemed possible from the previews. Some of those changes didn’t sit well with me; there’s one significant plot point I won’t mention, but the most noticeable alteration—and something I was already aware of because of t…