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10. Pet Sematary - John Lithgow (Arthur Mitchell AKA Trinity)

In this Stephen King adaptation, protagonist Louis moves his family to a small town in Maine. After his children's cat is killed, their neighbour, Jud, tells them about 'Pet Sematary' - a graveyard that can revive the recently dead if they are buried there. However, Jud emphasises how the dead never come back the same and sometimes, 'dead is better'. When Louis's daughter, Ellie, is killed by a truck, he buries her in the cursed cemetery, transforming her into an undead killer.

Even though Pet Sematary is great at building a tense atmosphere, the jump-scares are tiresome, the pacing is slow, and the ending is mean-spirited and anticlimactic.The one aspect that stops the film from being a total drag is John Lithgow, who plays Jud. Because he is the one who enlightens Louise about the mystical properties of Pet Sematary, it would've been so easy for Lithgow to play the character like a crazy old kook, especially with Lithgow's knack for OTT performances. However, Lithgow's subdued portrayal and endearing relationship with Ellie makes it all the more heartbreaking when she meets her grisly fate.