Pet Sematary. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1983 book
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Pet Sematary
Stephen King, 1983
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Mary Lambert, 1989

The Creed family—Louis, Rachel, and their children Ellie and Gage—move from Chicago to rural Ludlow, Maine, after Louis accepts a job as a physician with the University of Maine. That night, Pascow appears to Louis as a ghost and leads him to the Pet Sematary, warning him not to cross the barrier because the ground beyond is sour.


The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 2001 book, The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red
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The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red
Joyce Reardon (Ridley Pearson), 2001
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Craig R. Baxley, 2003

The plot revolves around the construction of the Rimbauer mansion, Rose Red, in Seattle, Washington, tracing a series of mysterious accidents throughout the mansion’s early history which cause it to become cursed. Set at the turn of the 20th century, the stately, sinister mansion is constructed by powerful Seattle oil magnate John Rimbauer as a wedding present for his timid, submissive young bride, Ellen.