'Pet Sematary: Bloodlines': Paramount+ Reveals First Look and Premiere Date

July 18, 2023 6:30 a.m.

Paramount+ has unveiled a first image and October 6 premiere date for the horror film Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, Stephen King's self-proclaimed scariest property of all time.

The film, screenwriter Lindsey Beer's debut directing effort, acts as a prequel to King's< em>Pet Sematary and is based on an unspeakable chapter written by the scribe It. He called it his scariest property.

The film follows a young Jud Crandall in 1969, who dreams of leaving his hometown but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to face a dark family history that will forever keep him tied to the city. Together, Jud and his childhood friends must battle an ancient evil that has gripped Ludlow since its founding and, once unearthed, has the power to destroy anything in its path.

Photo features Jackson White (Tell Me Lies), Forrest Goodluck ( The Revenant), Jack Mulhern (Mare of Easttown), Henry Thomas (The Fall of the House of Usher), Natalie Alyn Lind ( The Goldbergs) and Isabella Star LaBlanc (True Detective: Night Country), also starring Pam Grier and David Duchovny. The film is directed by Beer and written by Beer and Jeff Buhler. The producers are Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian.

Pet Sematary will be featured in the Paramount+ Peak Screaming Collection which curates movies from horror and Halloween episodes of television series. It will launch on October 6 in the United States, Canada, Latin America and Brazil, and the following day in other international markets.

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