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Pet Sematary [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Stephen King , Full Cast Dramatization
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (288 customer reviews)

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Feb 1 2001 BBC Radio Presents

AN ADAPTION BY BBC RADIO BASED ON STEPHEN KING'S PET SEMATARY
A Fully-Dramatized Multi-Voice Presentation

Dr. Louis Creed and his wife Rachel chose rural Maine to settle his family and bring up their children. It was a better place than smog-covered Chicago -- or so he thought. But that was before he became acquainted with the old pet burial ground located in the backwoods of the quiet community of Ludlow.

The place has a power -- it seeps into your dreams and you wake up sweating with fear. It is a place that strikes dread into the lives of all who share its secrets.

A fully dramatized BBC presentatin of one of Stephen King's most famous bestsellers, PET SEMATARY is a masterpiece of the macabre and an unforgettable audio experience!


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Renowned for its superior productions, BBC radio may have outdone itself by adapting Stephen King's Pet Sematary to audio. A clamorous cacophony of talking, whining, whistling, and howling, Pet Sematary is a quick, entertaining earful for those who don't have other auditory distractions to contend with, such as a car full of talking whining, whistling, howling children. However, the melodramatic prose marries well with the acting; such is the case when one reader--whose voice bears an uncanny resemblance to Kramer's from Seinfeld--tells another about the effects of the Pet Sematary: "Heroin makes junkies feel good when they put it in their arms, but all the time it's poisoning their mind and body--this place can be like that and don't you ever forget it!" (Running time: three hours, two cassettes) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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In this BBC dramatization of King's (Wizard and Glass, Audio Reviews, LJ 2/15/98) 1983 best seller, Dr. Louis Creed moves his ideal family from congested, urban Chicago to the rural simplicity of Ludlow, ME. His property sits near a long-established pet burial ground and a mysterious Indian burial ground from which the dead can be raised. The program effectively draws us into the characters' world: marriage and family, then shock, grief and madness as we explore the nature and mystery of death. Presenting a multivoiced dramatization rather than a reading of the novel, the actors work together, with added music and sound effects, to create King's macabre world. Recommended.?Kristen L. Smith, Loras Coll. Lib., Dubuque, IA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Must Buy, Must Read! Feb 23 2012
By Alissa
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This was my second King book ever, and has been tied for my favourite (along with Cujo) ever since. I do suggest reading Cujo before Pet Sematary as there is a small reference in Pet Sematary to Cujo.. Must, must, must read this book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars BURIED SECRETS April 5 2001
By BeatleBangs1964 TOP 100 REVIEWER
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Dr. Louis Creed moves from Chicago to rural Maine with his wife, Rachel and children, Ellie (5) and Gage (1). The fresh start in Maine appears to be the change Creed yearns for. A bad relationship with his father-in-law, the redoubtable Irwin Goldman and soured on city living, Maine appears to be the answer to his questions.

Set in 1983-1984, Creed appears to be the picture of the 1980s YUPPIE (Young Urban Professional). Established in his career with the ability to relocate also point up to this very positive, professional image.

Each character is drawn with realistic words; each character becomes vivid and believable, again evidence of a master storyteller. My favorite part in this book was Creed's "last happy day, 3/24/84," the day he spent flying kites with Gage, then just 2.

Once settled in Maine, life and death appear to shift and the line dividing the two becomes blurry and indistinct, thanks to King's superb storytelling. A graveyard for pets dating back to the early 20th Century is near the Creed home and a very chilling secret lurks there.

Death appears to lurk in every corner of the small town. First, the Creed cat is killed by a truck on the truck infested roadway near their home. Gage is killed in May of 1984 after he darts away from Creed and into the path of an oncoming truck. Rachel describes the agonizing death of her older sister Zelda in 1965 when Zelda was 10 and Rachel 8. Rachel's fear of death causes her to lash out at Creed when he gently explains the death of the cat to Ellie; she refuses to attend a neighbor's funeral and barely gets through Gage's.

Creed uncovers the mystery of the Pet Sematary (so spelled by local children who have buried their pets there) and uses what he has learned to make the dividing line between life and death questionable and indistinct.

This is one of King's best stories!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Mar 27 2010
Format:Mass Market Paperback
If you let your imagination run rampant while reading this book, you will scare yourself! It's a great book to read, especially if you have pets...lol
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Stephen King novel
Stephen King at his best!
Pet Sematary was recommended to me by my daugther and I agree entirely with her recommendation. Read more
Published on Oct 9 2009 by Anne-michele Levesque
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
Pet Sematary is probably my second favorite book from Stephen King. The story is good from the beginning until the end of the book. Read more
Published on Jun 26 2006 by Sophie
5.0 out of 5 stars For me - this is the scariest book ever written
Different people have different ideas about what is "funny" - same with "scary". Read more
Published on July 15 2004 by Mark J. Fowler
2.0 out of 5 stars Bloated, Not So Novel Novel
(...)P>Others have commented on the fact that this novel borrows much from The Monkey's Paw. The idea of the Mic Mac burial ground is interesting, particularly the shadowy... Read more
Published on July 14 2004 by Orangeman
1.0 out of 5 stars King bored me to sleep with this one
God this was not scary. i was expecting to be up for nights. But I wasn't. It wasn't scary at all. It was pathetic. Read IT or Phantoms by Dean Koontz.
Published on July 12 2004 by Bryan
5.0 out of 5 stars King At His Best
If you look at the critical acclaim pages of nearly any Stephen King book, you will find that a vast number of sources probably proclaimed the work "Sheer Genius! Read more
Published on July 2 2004 by Aguagon
5.0 out of 5 stars One of horror's definitive novels!
The Creed family is moving into a new house, near the highway. It's a nice place, a nice area--in the country, outside of town, with only the highway to disturb the peaceful... Read more
Published on July 1 2004 by DanD
4.0 out of 5 stars Thou shall not intervene with fate
Stephen King, bestselling author of all time (just ask the Guiness Book of World Records), has brought forth another creepy novel. Read more
Published on Jun 24 2004 by QUEEN_OF_EVERYTHING
5.0 out of 5 stars Hey, Ho! Lets Go!
I'm not a rabid King fan, although I do enjoy the occasional dabble into his worlds. So far I'd have to say that this book leaves everything behind in it's dust. Read more
Published on May 19 2004 by Gord
4.0 out of 5 stars King's somber tale of death and resurrection...
Looking back on reading Pet Sematary, I am a bit perplexed as to how to write a review for it. Do I praise it for being a masterful achievement in the writing of pure horror, or do... Read more
Published on May 2 2004 by Sean L.
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