Pet Cemetary (2019) Review
I can't help but feel as though as much It Chapter 1 as Hereditary (2018), for a lack of a better pun, brought these sort of ideas back from the dead. Granted 2019's Pet Cemetary, unlike the rest released that same year, is the most minimalist of all Stephen King adaptations. Though this might be mostly due to the challenging yet nearly effective task at adapting a story from the same decade as Christine or that same It, this iteration as much aims to be minimalist as it does go for many vibes. From that same Monkey's Paw and Pumpkinhead meets The Crow narrative to the obvious Godsend/Children of the Corn type of aim and even a nod to Larry Fessenden's favourite mythological beast, this version at least convinces you to focus enough on whatever suspense it aims to shock you with. That's not to say it's a perfect film as it does shift from avant-garde fantasy trying to blur the line between psychological and supernatural horror to a slow burning suspense-drama, and you can definitely see the first two acts coming. But it's at least made by someone who saw enough of the original story that could work today to give it as many new, if not inspired, twists as cinematically possible.