I read this as a young teenager. It was so scary! His movies are always a bit cheesy but his books allow your imagination to do the heavy lifting. And boy, it will work overtime on this one. It’s a perfect King book!
@Dawn this makes me sooo excited! I can’t wait for the terrifying parts! This is my first King “horror” book, I just read his thriller ones in the past
@Breanna the movie can prob wait. I’d do the book. I feel like I really liked the original movie but I don’t remember it. I’m going to read the book & rent the original once I finish the book. This remake was decent, but it’s nothing that can’t wait.
I watched the orginal back in the 80’s and just recently listened to it by audio. My hubby says, It’s the most scary book he’s ever read by King…Now, with watching the movie I felt it was scary but not terrifying…as for the audio I felt I would have been disappointed if I’d actually read it….So, I’m glad I chose audio; the last 2 cds were the scary….overall I’d give it a 3.5/5….
The book is ok but not, IMO, very scary. Most of the classic scary scenes from the movie are not in the book, it’s a lot more subdued and a bit less hokey!
I couldn’t finish the book because it freaked me out. ??♀️
I read this as a young teenager. It was so scary! His movies are always a bit cheesy but his books allow your imagination to do the heavy lifting. And boy, it will work overtime on this one. It’s a perfect King book!
Very good but very creepy.
Should I read the book before the movie or do you think it would disappoint me after watching the movie?
@Breanna Book first. It’s a good one!
I loved the book much more than the movie. Read it first.
I’m currently reading it (page 188) and so far so good, very creepy but I haven’t encountered anything terrifying yet
@Mira, I was almost to the end when I closed it and never looked back. ??♀️
@Dawn this makes me sooo excited! I can’t wait for the terrifying parts! This is my first King “horror” book, I just read his thriller ones in the past
@Mira, I bet you will love it all. I had read many of his books, this was the last one for me. ??
The book is amazing! I just read it about a week ago.
I loved the book better then the movie
Thank you everyone! Just bought the book now. Excited to start reading!
Love it. But I also love most of all books by Stephen King!
Very good.
Awesome!
I loved the book, it’s very scary!
way!
Yes!
Yes – Good creepy fun 🙂
I watched the movie tonight. I’m going to make Pet Semetary my next read!
@Krissy how was the movie? I’m not sure which I should do first. I really want to read the book first.
@Breanna the movie can prob wait. I’d do the book. I feel like I really liked the original movie but I don’t remember it. I’m going to read the book & rent the original once I finish the book. This remake was decent, but it’s nothing that can’t wait.
Amazing.
Great book
This is the book that made me quit reading Stephen King….the beginning of his grunge writing.
great book first Stephen King book I read
I read it years ago and it scared the ** out of me
I watched the movie as a kid… can’t bring myself to read the book! Eeeeeek!
Love the book, I’m a huge fan of old Stephen King novels
What @Katie said!
If you like King, you should love it. I can still remember going around my apartment and turning all the lights on before I read the last chapter! ??
Also the old movie is an absolute classic. I’m not sure about even seeing the new one because I loved the first one so much.
Scariest I’ve ever read! Very good!
Definitely read the book. Saw the movie it was ok but definitely not what I expected. The original is scarier and stays truer to the book.
Loved the book and the original movie!,
I actually think this is one of his scariest books! It’s definitely one that stuck with me!
Liked book not the movie
I can read the book but not watch the movie!
The book was great…the original movie is still one of my favorites and I can’t wait to see the remake tomorrow. ?
It was scary when I was in elementary school, but that was the first King book that started my love of his stories!
My first scary book way back… I remember quickly slapping the book shut because I was afraid of what was coming ?
It is my Favorite Stephen King Novel!
Thank you everyone. Can’t wait to start it!
I liked the book a lot
The book was scary and much better than the movie
Scary book! It was good!
Better than the movie, great book, read it many times
Read the book first for sure, very scary. The movie, well, when I saw it years ago, it really freaked me out. I can’t ever watch it again.
The movie was nowhere as good as the book. Sorry I took the tome to watch it all those years ago.
Boom was great back when. U read it was
So good… I read it before I watched the original
I watched the orginal back in the 80’s and just recently listened to it by audio. My hubby says, It’s the most scary book he’s ever read by King…Now, with watching the movie I felt it was scary but not terrifying…as for the audio I felt I would have been disappointed if I’d actually read it….So, I’m glad I chose audio; the last 2 cds were the scary….overall I’d give it a 3.5/5….
I was reading this book while pregnant and COULD NOT. Finish it
Yes. I read it years ago when my kids were little and my husband worked nights. Scared the ? out of me.
The book was so much better then the movie!
Pet Cemetary scared me too! I read it probably 30+ years ago when my daughter was napping and I was freaked out!!
Yes!!
Yes
Oh my gosh..yes..read it!
I always like his books better than the movies. The
books have humor and peoples thoughts whereas the movies turn out just to be just horror movies
The book is ok but not, IMO, very scary. Most of the classic scary scenes from the movie are not in the book, it’s a lot more subdued and a bit less hokey!
Many years ago the book scared the living bejesus out of me. I have zero interest in seeing the movie…
Yes. Definitely. Read the book first.
The book is definitely better than the movie.
Books are usually better than the movie, because the reader is free to use his/her imagination.
The book is far better than the film.