Information for Parents

Pet Sematary

Pet Sematary

Common Sense Media Age 15

Parents Need To Know

Positive Messages
It's never directly explained why loved ones come back from the dead as vicious and murderous; the novel suggests that demons are possessing the corpses.
Positive Role Models & Representations
Violence
Bloody gashes and lacerations, ghastly head/face wounds on victims and zombies. Characters suffer cannibalistic attacks, being hit by cars, burning to death.
Sex
Just a reference to a cat spaying as "getting his nuts cut."
Language
The s-word, "hell," and SOB.
Consumerism
Car brand names. Of course, there's a Stephen King book tie-in, and the Ramones had a minor hit with the theme song.
Education Value
Ease of Play
Privacy
Smoking and beer-drinking among adults.
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