‘Danger: Children at Play’: Uncanny Play in Stephen King’s <i>Pet Sematary</i>

‘Danger: Children at Play’: Uncanny Play in Stephen King’s <i>Pet Sematary</i>

Representations of play abound in Stephen King’s 1983 novel <i>Pet Sematary</i> and its 1989 and 2019 subsequent film adaptations. However, play in <i>Pet Sematary</i> is not representative of the innocent actions designed to create functioning adults who meaningfully contrib...

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Main Author:	Krista Collier-Jarvis
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:	Humanities
Subjects:	Stephen King <i>Pet Sematary</i> child children childhood play
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/12/5/90

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