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It’s time for a new episode of our Revisited video series, and with this one we’re looking back at a film that been disturbing and terrifying viewers for over thirty years now. It’s the 1989 Stephen King adaptation Pet Sematary (watch it Here), and you can find out what we had to say about it by checking out the video embedded above!

Based on King’s 1983 novel, Pet Sematary was directed by Mary Lambert from a screenplay King wrote himself. The film has the following synopsis:

Doctor Louis Creed moves his family to Maine, where he meets a friendly local named Jud Crandall. After the Creeds’ cat is accidentally killed, Crandall advises Louis to bury it in the ground near the old pet cemetery. The cat returns to life, its personality changed for the worse. When Louis’ son, Gage, dies tragically, Louis decides to bury the boy’s...

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called "Killer Perkins". 1985: Mike Horton arrived in Salem.

1994: General Hospital's Lulu was born."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1968: On Another World, John Randolph (Michael M. Ryan) convinced his daughter, Lee (Barbara Rodell), that he still loved her.

1973: On The Doctors, Dr. Mike Powers (Peter Burnell) continued to pop pills before picking up Penny Davis (Julia Duffy) so they could go watch the eclipse.

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"I don't want to be buried in a pet cemetery. I don't want to live my life again... Oh, no." For the first time, Unearthed and Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary is coming to Blu-ray from Synapse Films, and we have a look at the list of special features for the documentary, which include rare on-set videos and interviews... lots and lots of interviews!

Press Release: Los Angeles, CA (January 26th, 2018) - In 1989, director Mary Lambert collaborated with King of Horror Stephen King to bring his best-selling book Pet Sematary to the screen. Unearthed And Untold: The Path To Pet Sematary brings the shocking true story behind the film to genre fans this March. Hitting home video for the first time ever, aficionados of this undead classic can dive behind the scenes in HD glory, with a graverobber’s bounty of putrid bonus features on the film’s Blu-ray release!

In late 2017, Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary was released through Video-on-demand, via Terror Films. In 2018, Terror Films has teamed up with Synapse Films to release this compelling documentary on Blu-ray. The Blu-ray release is slated for mid-March of this year. This in-depth documentary, from John Campopiano and Justin White, covers everything behind-the-scenes, on Mary Lambert's Pet Sematary (1989). From interviews with the cast to the difficulties of location scouting and building sets, it is all here. And, a preview of the film's upcoming home entertainment launch is hosted here. Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary was a five year journey for the directors. Over the course of five years, Campopiano and White collected interviews with several cast and crew. Interviews include the primary cast: Denise Crosby, Dale Midkiff, Miko Hughes, Brad Greenquist, Andrew Hubatsek, Susan Blommaert, the Berdahl twins, Michael Lombard and more. Each cast member provides a.

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Kl Studio Classics

1974 / Color / 1:78 widescreen / 93 min. / Street Date , 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95

Starring Elliott Gould, Joseph Bova, Trevor Howard, Edward Grover, John Lehne, James Noble, Lyndon Brook, Michael Lombard, Kay(m) Tornborg, Joy Garrett, John Stewart.

Cinematography: Petrus R. Schoömp

Film Editor: Norman Wanstall

Original Music: John Cameron

Written by John Gould from the novel by Algis Budrys

Produced by Barry Levinson

Directed by Jack Gold

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