9 More Horror Movie Wishes That Went Horribly Wrong
7. Pet Semetary: Wishing For The Dead To Return
In both the
original 1989 film and the 2019 remake we’re warned that sometimes, dead is
better. Listen, if the creepy burial ground for pets always has a musical cue
of eerie children singing, it’s a really good idea to stay away from it.
The Creed
family don’t heed that warning however, as when their cat Church is killed,
patriarch Louis buries it in the Mi’kmaq burial ground beyond the critter cemetery
after being told to do so by his mysterious neighbour Judd. The cat returns but
not as cuddly as he once was, yowling and snarling and scratching.
Louis doesn’t
learn his lesson though. When his infant son Gage is hit by a truck and
perishes, his daughter Ellie wishes that God would bring her brother back to
life. Luckily for her, Lewis knows just the way to do that. Back to the cemetery
he goes!
Once the son
rises however, all hell breaks loose with scalpel slashings and throat chomping
galore. We completely understand wishing for your dead son to come back to
life, but if it’s a gnarly lil zombie kid? No thank you!!!
While the
2019 reimagining swaps the roles and has Ellie die in the accident, this
version of Louis still ignores the obvious and his wish to be reunited with his
daughter backfires horribly.