Description
The Pet Sematary is more than just a place to bury your pets, especially for one horrified family.After Louis Creed discovered that there was a place beyond the Pet Sematary where you could bury your dead... and they came home the next day. Can Louis resist the temptation when his little son is killed?
Published
1983 DoubledayDedication
For Kirby McCauleyPeople
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ?, Carla | Candy Striper at the University when Victor Pascow died |
| ?, Frank | Louis Creed''s uncle. The Brother of Louis''s mother. An undertaker. Seems to be a lot of undertakers in the Creed family. Not sure if this is supposed to be Carl and Stephen King has made a mistake??? |
| ?, Herk | Mentioned by Gage Creed when he was speaking as Norma Crandall to Jud Crandall |
| ?, Kim | Worked for Delta Airlines in Chicago |
| ?, Marie | Ellie Creed''s best friend |
| ?, Randy | Found church dead at the site of the Crandall''s house fire |
| Anderson, George | Post master in Ludlow |
| Baterman, Bill | Father of Timmy. Buried his son in the Micmac burial ground |
| Baterman, Mrs | Wife of Bill. Died during childbirth of their second child |
| Baterman, Timmy | Killed in the war. Buried in the Micmac burial ground, and came back to life. His father killed him |
| Benson, Hannibal | Ludlow''s second selectman |
| Berryman, Mrs | Eileen Creed''s teacher |
| Biffer | A dog that was buried in the Pet Sematary. Owned by Timmy Dessler |
| Bisson, Louella | Friend of the Crandall family |
| Bouchard, Stanley | The man who told about the secret Micmac burial ground |
| Bowie, Alan | Friend of Billy Symonds. Brother of Kendall and Burt |
| Bowie, Burt | Friend of Billy Symonds. Brother of Alan and Kendall |
| Bowie, Kendall | Friend of Billy Symonds. Brother of Alan and Burt. Died in 1942 while training to become a fighter pilot |
| Bowser | Billy Symond''s dog |
| Bracermunn, Dr | Doctor in Medical School |
| Bradleigh, Mrs | Owner of a parakeet that was buried in the Pet Sematary |
| Buck, George | Told Eileen Creed about the Pet Sematary |
| Buddinger, Mrs | Mother of Twins |
| Burns, Michael | At school with Eileen Creed. Said that all the doctors were rich |
| Cabron, Mrs | Wife of Peter |
| Cabron, Peter | Accountant who worked for Irwin Goldman |
| Chapon, George | Friend of Jud Crandall. Died of a heart attack |
| Charlton, Joan | Head nurse at the University medical centre |
| Cleveland, Bill | Lived in the house before the Creed family. Husband of Joan. Went to Orrington Old Peoples Home |
| Cleveland, Joan | Died 2 years ago. Lived in the house before the Creed family. Wife of Bill |
| Coslaw, Betty | Friend of Norma Crandall that died of Cancer |
| Crandall, Judson | Lived across the road from the creeds. Jud became the "Father" that Louis never had |
| Crandall, Norma | Wife of Judson. She suffered from severe arthritis, and died from heart problems |
| Crandall, Pete | Brother of Jud. Died of a burst appendix in 1912 |
| Creed, Eileen (Ellie) | Daughter of Louis and Rachel |
| Creed, Gage William | Louis''s son, who is killed by a truck, Louis eventually buries him in the secret burial ground and he comes back - but not quite the same as before... |
| Creed, Louis Albert | The doctor who can''t resist the secret in the burial ground behind the Pet Sematary when his son Gage is killed in an accident |
| Creed, Rachel | Louis''s wife and another visitor to the secret burial ground at the end of the novel. Her dead son (Work that out) killed her! Married name of Rachel Goldman |
| Creed, Ruthie | Cousin of Louis Creed |
| Cujo | Dog that went rabid. He is not mentioned by name, but is spoken about by Jud Crandall |
| Dandridge, David | Husband of Missy. There is an error in the book that calls Missy''s Husband both Roger and David, hence 2 entries |
| Dandridge, Missy | Looked after Gage and Ellie Creed at times. Did cleaning for the Creeds 5 days a week |
| Dandridge, Roger | Husband of Missy. There is an error in the book that calls Missy''s Husband both Roger and David, hence 2 entries |
| DeLessio, Judy | Candy striper that was on duty when Victor Pascow died |
| Dessler, Tommy | Owner of a cocker spaniel called Biffer that is buried in the Pet Sematary |
| Dimmart, Peter | Claimed to be a Ludlow family descendent |
| Donahue, Donny | Friend of Carl Hodge. He was the undertaker that buried Ruthie Hodge |
| Donniker, ? | Lived up the road from the Creed family |
| Fred | Dog that barked when Louis stole Gage''s body from the Cemetery |
| Fritchie, ? (Old Man) | Kept racing pigeons. One is buried in the Pet Sematary |
| Garber, Huey | Drove the train that bought Timmy Baterman's body back home after he died in the war |
| General Patton | A dog that was buried in the Pet Sematary. 1958 |
| Goldman, Dory | Mother of Rachel and Zelda |
| Goldman, Irwin | Father of Rachel and Zelda |
| Goldman, Rachel | Maiden name of Rachel Creed |
| Goldman, Zelda | Sister of Rachel. She suffered from Spinal Meningitis and died when only Rachel was home |
| Grinnell, Barbara | Wife of Rob |
| Grinnell, Dr. Rob | Bangor Doctor |
| Groatley, Albion | Owner of 3 Barncats that were buried in the Pet Sematary |
| Hall, Dana | Friend of Billy Symonds |
| Hall, Dean | Friend of Billy Symonds. Brother of Dana |
| Hannah | A dog that was buried in the Pet Sematary. 1929-1939 |
| Hannah, Carl | Helped Jud Crandall bury Old Man Fritchie''s pigeons in the Pet Sematary |
| Hanratty | Zac McGoverns bull that was buried in the Micmac burial ground. He came back mad and had to be put down |
| Hardu, Dr. Surrendra | Indian Doctor working at the University |
| Hodge, Carl | Father of Ruthie, and Uncle of Louis Creed. Undertaker. Bought him a model that got him interested in modelling |
| Hodge, Ruthie | Cousin of Louis Creed. Died in a car accident |
| Humperton, Peter | University student that nearly died when he vomited while laying on his back |
| Irving, Richard | Head of Campus Security |
| Jeppson, Will | He became lost in the woods. A friend of Stanley Bouchard |
| Jolander, Quentin L | Vet that desexed Church |
| Jong, Erica | Writer |
| Kinsman, Lieutenant | Investigated the death of Timmy Baterman after he was reported to be alive after he died |
| Lathrop, Dr | The Goldman family doctor. He look at Ellie after she went hysterical after Gage''s death |
| Laughlin Reverend | Methodist minister who did the service at Norma Crandall''s funeral |
| LaVasseur, Pete | Owner of a dog that was buried in the Pet Sematary |
| Lavesque, Linda | Her dog was buried in the Micmac burial ground |
| Ludlow, Anson | Great Grandson of Ludlow, the town creator. Killed by lightning bolt at the site of the Micmac burial ground |
| Ludlow, Joseph (The Elder) | He was granted the area that contains the town of Ludlow by King George |
| Marta | A rabbit that was buried in the Pet Sematary. 1 March 1965 |
| Marvell, Andrew | Mentioned by Louis Creed |
| Masterton, Steve | Physicians assistant that worked at the university |
| McGovern, Zac | Buried a bull called Hanratty in the Micmac burial ground. He had to kill it after it went nuts |
| McGown, Kathy | Friend of Ellie Creed. Owns a Sew Perfect |
| Michaud, Rene | Friend of Judson Crandall. He was crushed to death between 2 rail cars |
| Montez, Henry | Fake name used for Victor Pascow in a medical paper |
| Morgan, Lester | Took Linda Lavesque to the Micmac burial ground to bury her dog |
| Mortonson, ? | Worked at the funeral home where Gage was prepared |
| Murray, Dr | Seen a sprained back |
| Nedeau, Alberta Burnham | Person who''s viewing was on at the same time as Gage Creed''s |
| Pascow, Victor | Jogger hit by a car and died at the University with Louis Creed. He warned Louis about the Micmac burial ground, and then appeared in Louis''s sleep and took him to the Pet Sematary to warn him again |
| Pasioca, Andy | Spoke to Ellie Creed about truant officers |
| Perks, Ruthie | A friend of the Crandall family |
| Phipps | Name on a monument near Gage Creeds plot |
| Polynesia | A parrot that was buried in the Pet Sematary. 1963 |
| Purinton, Alan | Ludlow fire chief |
| Purinton, Laurine | Second wife of Alan. Having an affair with her coworker. She later left town |
| Purinton, Lucy | First wife of Alan. She died |
| Ramone, Dee Dee | The name that Louis Creed signed in with at the Howard Johnson Motor Lodge |
| Ringo | Pet Hamster buried in the Pet Sematary. 1964-1965 |
| Ryder, Matty | Son of Mr Ryder |
| Ryder, Mr | His children owned a raccoon that was buried in the Pet Sematary |
| Rynzwyck, Dr | Did an autopsy on Victor Pascow |
| Sayers, Dorothy | Mystery writer |
| Scanlon, ? | Owner of a dog called Fred that barked when Louis stole Gage''s body from the Cemetery |
| Sharon, Ariel | A parrot constantly says that Ariel Sharon jerks off |
| Smucky | A cat that was buried in the Pet Sematary. 1971-1974 |
| Spot | A dog that was buried in the Pet Sematary when it died for the second time in 1914. Jud Crandall buried spot, his dog, the first time in the Micmac burial ground |
| Stapleton, Mrs | Worked at the university registrars office |
| Story, Mrs | A woman that lived down the road from the Crandalls. She was there when Norma had her heart attack |
| Stratton, Missus | ? |
| Sullivan, Wickes | Poker playing friend of Louis Creed |
| Symonds, Billy | Buried his dog Bowser in the Pet Sematary. He went on to become a state senator |
| Symonds, Mandy | Sister of Billy |
| Symonds, Stephen | Father of Billy and Mandy. A Doctor |
| Tardiff, George | > |
| Trixie | An animal that was buried in the Pet Sematary. 15 September 1968 |
| Troutman, ? | Wrote the "Treatment of wounds" |
| Tucker, Dr | A doctor at the University of Chicago medical centre |
| Vinton, Mrs | Owner of a field where Louis took Gage to fly a kite |
| Washburn, Marjorie | ? |
| Wendigo | ? |
| Weybridge, Dr | Norma Crandall''s doctor |
| Winston Churchill (Church) | The Creed''s 5 year-old cat. Louis buries him in the secret burial ground and he comes back |
| Withers, Tremont | The driver of the car that killed Victor Pascow. He was drunk at the time |