I've been meaning to read this book for ages after growing up on the 1989 film adaptation, and I'm so glad I finally did. Yes, of course, "the book is always better", but this is one of those cases where the film barely scratched the surface of all the novel had to offer. The lore behind the burial grounds, Louis' reasoning, old Jud's stories — all of it was fleshed out ten times more in this book than the film could have hoped for, and it made Pet Sematary a surprisingly believable story, somehow.

I have an old, battered copy of this book I found at a yard sale years ago, but when I found out Michael C. Hall (of Dexter fame) was the narrator for the audiobook, I had to check it out, and he did such an incredible job. The voices and accents brought a ton of life to each character and his gently rumbling tone was perfect for a quiet, slow-building horror story like this one. If you haven't checked out the audiobook, I highly recommend it.