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by Stephen King · 1983

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Genre

What it is about

  • Zombie animal

Where it happens

  • Ludlow

Kind of book

  • Novel

Ages

  • Adult

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Last checked: November 7, 2026

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  • House of Leaves book cover by Mark Z. Danielewski

    House of Leaves

    Mark Z. Danielewski · Adult

    about 740 pages

    Why: Both are horror books.

    What both books share
    • horror
      Pet Sematary: "horror" (OL subject); "Horror fiction" (OL subject); "Horror tales" (OL subject); "Fiction, horror" (OL subject)
      House of Leaves: "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "Horror tales" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (WD genre)
    From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Pet Sematary; Open Library and Wikidata for House of Leaves.
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About Stephen King

Born
Born in Portland, Maine, in 1947. Source: stephenking.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Also writes as
Stephen King has also published as Richard Bachman. Source: Wikidata, citing Carrie, checked November 6, 2026.
Early work
His first professional sale was a short story, The Glass Floor, in 1967. Source: stephenking.com, checked November 6, 2026. first professional short story sale (“The Glass Floor”) to Startling Mystery Stories in 1967

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