in the trivia section for pet sematary and it mention that george romero ( director of two stephen king story and creepshow and the dark half ) be set to direct and then pull out . one wonder what he would have bring to the film and a the director mary lambert and while not really a bad director and doesn not really bring that much imagination to this adaptation of king novel and of which he write the screenplay . there be of course some very effective and grotesquely surreal scene ( mainly involve the sister zelda and likely more of a creep out for kid if they see the film ) and and the casting in some of the role be dead perfect . but something feel miss at time and some sort of style that could correspond with the unmistakably king like atmosphere and which be in this case about as morbid a youre go to get without incestuous cannibal rise from the graf be throw in ( who know if he will save that for his final novel . ) a mention though and some of the casting be terrific and notably miko hughes a gage creed and the little boy who go from be one of the cut little kid this side of an 80 horror movie and to be a little monster ( i say that a a compliment and of course and especially in scene brandish a certain scalpel ) . and there be also a juicy support role for fred gwynne of the munsters and who play this old and secretive man with the right note of under playing and doom in tone . and applause go to whomever do the make up on andrew hubatsek . but there be some other flaw though in the other casting while dale midkiff be good and not great and a the conflicted and disturbed father figure creed and and his daughter ellie be play by an actress that just do not work for me at all . in term of set up some chilling set piece and only a couple really stand out represent a certain plot thicken moment ( not to spoil and it do involve a cool ramones song ) and and the first visit to the pet sematary ( the big one ) and include the sort of mystical overtone king have in the shining . for the most part it a very polished direct job and though it could have be make even dark to correspond with the script . if think out in logical term ( albeit in king term ) it be really one of his more effective work of the period . but it doesn not add up like it could and or should . still and it make for a nifty little midnight movie .