The trailer for the new version of Stephen King’sPet Semataryreveals a major change to the original story.

She has a souvenir.

Later, she becomes a malevolent avatar of that place.

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Broken Family

Again this seems like a major surprise.

But Paramount Pictures revealed her fate in the new trailer.

And since 1983, readers have known that the premise ofPet Semataryis the unspeakable loss of a child.

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The Cat Came Back

Here we see the cat Winston Churchill (a.k.a.

Still, he can’t resist wandering in the road.

Then, a tear running down his silent face as he stands at her funeral.

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“A Charming Little Landmark”

The roughshod, misspelled “Pet Sematary” is actually thegoodplace.

This is a place in King’s book that is described as a disorienting, otherworldly place.

The trailer shows an almost alien landscape.

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Her sister, Zelda, had a spinal disease that twisted and tortured her.

That gruesome end still haunts her.

The Kindly Neighbor

Is Jud a force for good?

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He seems like it.

And John Lithgow plays him as a man with a decent heart and good intentions.

But he has a secret, and secrets want to get out.

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He shows Louis the burial ground, even though he knows its darkness and dangers.

Sometimes even good men lead themselves astray.

Purr

One thing the trailer probably shouldn’t have given away is this scene.

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He should know better by now.

Nope, Nothing Wrong Here

Just some wholesome fun with the local kids.

This is acting like in the resurrection grounds not the Pet Sematary.

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These kids shouldn’t be there.

Somebody call the parents.

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