This Day in Horror History: PET SEMATARY TWO Opened in 1992
Mike Sprague
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On this day in horror history, director Mary Lambert’s Pet Sematary Two with Edward Furlong, Anthony Edwards, and Clancy Brown was released in 1992.
Written by Richard Outten based on the original film penned by Stephen King, Pet Sematary Two debuted at #3 at the domestic box-office and snagged a total of $17.1M worldwide. King had his name removed from the film prior to its release.
But it’s not all bad.
After all, we love the film and Clancy Brown was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 1993 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards for his role as sheriff Gus Gilbert … which he lost to Anthony Hopkins’ performance in Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
Mary Lambert’s original concept for Pet Sematary Two involved Ellie Creed. But Paramount wasn’t confident in a teenage girl being the lead character, so enter Edward Furlong’s (Terminator 2: Judgment Day) 13-year-old male protagonist.
Shot in Coweta County, Georgia, Paramount released it on VHS in April 1993, DVD in September 2001, and Shout Factory unleashed the Blu-ray back in February.
The film follows Jeff who moves back to his hometown after his mother dies. He befriends a fellow outcast at school who tells him about the Indian burial grounds that bring animals (and people) back to life. Desperately missing his mom, Jeff ignores warnings and buries her, only to have her return in a new deadly form.
The film sports a 22% approval rating over on Rotten Tomatoes with a Critics Consensus that reads: Not realizing that it had no unfinished business, Pet Sematary rises from the grave once more to beat an undead corpse.
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