Pet Sematary

A doctor dabbles in magical resurrection with horrific consequences in this supernatural thriller adapted from the novel by Stephen King. When Dr. Louis Creed (Dale Midkiff) and his family move from Chicago to an old farmhouse in rural Maine, their only concern is the busy highway that flanks their ...more

Despite the heavy involvement of novelist Stephen King, this adaptation of one of his spookier books is as bloodless as it is blood-spattered. The creepy atmosphere and spiritual dilemmas of the source material get lost in a barrage of family melodrama and mid-grade zombie effects. Meanwhile, Denise Crosby and Dale Midkiff -- not exactly A-listers on the best of days -- get saddled with the flatly realistic direction of TV vet Mary Lambert. Victor Pascow (Brad Greenquist), a disturbing specter ...more