New ‘Pet Sematary’ takes a deeper exploration of grief

LOS ANGELES — The new “Pet Sematary " has familiar elements of Stephen King’s classic 1983 novel and previous film, namely the haunted graveyard where the dead are buried but return as murderous incarnations of their former selves. “You can’t protect your kids from everything,” said Amy Seimetz, who plays Creed’s wife, Rachel. “Her performance really brought this movie together.” Laurence, who turned 11 while filming “Pet Sematary,” said she hadn’t seen any of the previous films, but she quickly learned about the story’s premise that death could birth pure evil. “If I saw the original, I might not have as many ideas.” The new “Pet Sematary” is the second film version of King’s 1983 novel.