Summary

• Pet Sematary: Bloodlines is a prequel to Stephen King's Pet Sematary, delving into the dark and twisted history of the infamous cemetery in Ludlow.
• The Pet Sematary prequel movie will be a Paramount Plus exclusive, streaming on October 6, 2023, making it a perfect Halloween watch for horror fans.
• Jackson White stars as Jud Crandall, a character from the original novel and movies, with the plot centering around his attempt to escape his hometown and the ancient evil lurking in the cemetery.

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines is arriving on Paramount+ in October, and the Stephen King prequel movie will expand the story of one of the author's self-attested most terrifying tales. 1983's Pet Sematary, one of King's early horror novels, is the tale of the town of Ludlow's pet cemetery, where the buried animals don't stay dead for long. The book was one of King's darkest stories, with a family watching their young toddler son die in a terrible accident only to bury him in the "Pet Sematary" and see him return as a dangerous killing machine. The book was adapted into a movie in 1989, which received a sequel in 1992. A reboot arrived in 2019, and now Pet Sematary: Bloodlines offers a prequel.

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines isn't directly adapting a Stephen King novel, as he never wrote a prequel, but will of course bring back characters from Pet Sematary, providing some much-needed lore for a narrative that always felt as though it was scratching the surface of something much, much deeper. There's clearly more to Pet Sematary, and the prequel Pet Sematary: Bloodlines is set to exhume Ludlow's twisted history and lay it bare for audiences for the first time. With the Pet Sematary prequel release date in sight, there's plenty for viewers to digest before they return to Ludlow for Pet Sematary: Bloodlines on Paramount+.

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines Recent News

With the October 2023 release date around the corner, Paramount+ has released the first full-length trailer for Pet Sematary: Bloodlines. The Pet Sematary prequel trailer gave viewers their first proper look at Ludlow, the haunted burial ground, and what can be expected from the fleshed-out story of Jud Crandall. Stephen King himself responded the news, taking to Twitter to praise the movie.

Stephen King noted that David Duchovny's performance. The author also gave clarity on exactly how the prequel fits into the original Pet Sematary story. In Pet Sematary, Jud Crandall (played by Fred Gwynne in the 1983 movie and Jon Lithgow in the 2019 reboot) warns Louis Creed about Ludlow's Pet Sematary, telling him a chilling tale in the hopes it'll keep him away. Pet Sematary: Bloodlines will be an adapted version of that tale, showcasing exactly what happened in a way that — while it makes a few alterations — has Stephen King's seal of approval.

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines Release Date

The Pet Sematary: Bloodlines release date is October 6, 2023. It will not get a theatrical release and is a streaming exclusive, an addition to the already irable library of Paramount+ horror content.

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines Cast

The Pet Sematary: Bloodlines cast is extensive, and features many new characters as well as several from the first Pet Sematary. Jackson White plays a young Jud Crandall in the Pet Sematary prequel. In the 1989 movie, Munsters' star Fred Gwynne played Jud and in the remake, John Lithgow (Third Rock From the Sun) took on the role. Pet Sematary: Bloodlines is Jackson White's first starring role in a major studio movie, with previous credits including a ing role in Michael Bay's Ambulance and in the HBO miniseries Mrs. Fletcher.

There are many established talents in the Pet Sematary: Bloodlines cast. The ensemble for the horror prequel is extensive and includes:

• Pam Grier (Foxy Brown, Jackie Brown) as Marjory
• Samantha Mathis (American Psycho, Billions) as Kathy
• David Duchovny (The X-Files) as Bill
• Henry Thomas (Doctor Sleep) as Dan
• Jack Mulhern (The Society) as Timmy
• Natalie Alyn Lind (Big Sky) in an unknown role.
• Forrest Goodluck (The Revenant) as Manny.
• Isabella Star LeBlanc as Donna

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines Story Details

The Pet Sematary: Bloodlines will focus on Jud Crandall, the neighbor from the original novel/movie who died when attacked by Louis Creed's resurrected child. The Pet Sematary: Bloodlines plot will see a young Jud Crandall (Jackson White) trying to escape his hometown, but soon realizes there is something dark and malevolent buried in the local cemetery, and the evil presence is preventing him from leaving. Jud has to unite with his childhood friends to face the ancient evil that has haunted the town of Ludlow since it was founded.

There has been a plot synopsis for Pet Sematary: Bloodlines released by Paramount ahead of the October 2023 release date:

In 1969, a young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow, Maine behind, but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to Ludlow. Banding together, Jud and his childhood friends must fight an ancient evil that has gripped Ludlow since its founding, and once unearthed has the power to destroy everything in its path. Based on the untold chapter from Pet Sematary, Stephen King’s chilling novel, PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES is a terrifying prequel and the untold story of why sometimes dead is better…

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines Trailer

The Pet Sematary: Bloodlines was released in September 2023. At 2:17, it showcases exactly how the prequel will flesh out the story of Pet Sematary. Some finer points of the narrative were revealed too, such as Jack Mulhern's Timmy clearly being possessed by Ludlow's evil, and will have to be stopped.

There are plenty of violent scenes, both involving resurrected animals and of the cast. However, what the trailer for the Pet Sematary prequel focuses on most is establishing the history of the titular Pet Sematary itself. It's clear from the trailer that when Pet Sematary: Bloodlines releases in October it will significantly expand the lore of the original, possibly even starting a franchise for the story Stephen King ranks as one of the most terrifying he's ever written.