Pet Sematary Study Guide & Notes

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Pet Sematary, published in 1983, is a fictional exploration of the author's greatest fear. Stephen King has become a much-beloved American author partly due to his ability to tap into primal human fears. Generally his books focus on the universal fears all human beings share of things that go bump in the night. This book, however, delves into the all too realistic fear of losing a loved one, particularly a child. King found himself so frightened by the story he created with Pet Sematary that the reluctant author had to be talked into allowing the novel to be published.

The story centers on Louis Creed, a family man and a doctor who is finally beginning to establish himself professionally. The novel begins as the Creed family moves into their beautiful new home in Ludlow, Maine. Louis has recently accepted a position as head physician at the University of Maine student...
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