Believe it or not, even though I’ve been a horror film fanatic for half of my life, I just never got around to watching many of the Stephen King adaptations that have been produced. Now, I’ve seen a few here and there, but nothing to boast about. Well, tonight I can cross one more off that list — 1989’s “Pet Sematary.”

At its core, “Pet Sematary” is a zombie film; a tale of deceased animals and humans being resurrected from [...]