1989

This is not the first time that Hollywood gave Pet Sematary a big-screen telling, as the first film – dropped in 1989 – has become a bit of a cult classic, but also stands as a movie that hasn’t aged incredibly well.

in 1983

The novella followed the release of Pet Sematary (also released in 1983) and the story was adapted into the popular film Silver Bullet starring Corey Haim as Marty and Garey Busey as Wrightson's uncle.