This was my first King book and I was not disappointed. Fantastically written and super dark. I have never seen the movie, so on first impressions, I thought this book was going to be about evil undead pets. And while there is an undead cat, that was only a relatively small part of the plot. It's more about death in general and grief. The way those topics were explored in this story was darkly creative. I was actually pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this first dive into the horror genre. I generally stay away from horror movies, and when I do watch one, I'm scared for weeks. That's why I've been hesitant in the past to read King. But this was good. I liked it. That seems kinda weird now that I think about it, but I did. I'm ready to see if I can handle the next one on my list. Salems lot.