Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
A young Jud Crandall and his friends battle the ancient resurrection evil beneath their 1969 hometown.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- grim
- eerie
- gory
- halloween night
- franchise marathon
What critics said
Critics found the prequel's supernatural premise potentially interesting but largely undermined by flat aesthetics, weak atmosphere, forgettable characters, and clumsy storytelling.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story follows a young Jud Crandall in 1969 and explores the origins of Ludlow's pet sematary.
Jud and his childhood friends confront an ancient evil gripping Ludlow.
The pet sematary's burial ground returns dead animals and people in monstrous form.
The film is explicitly set in 1969 and uses the decade as the backdrop for Jud's formative encounter with the evil.
Films like Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, and why
Pet Sematary
supernatural horror, cursed burial ground mythology, and small-town dread
The Exorcist: The Beginning
prequel horror structure, inherited evil, and violent supernatural resurrection
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
period-set supernatural horror centered on a community confronting ancient evil
Movie Details
- Director
- Lindsey Anderson Beer
- Release Date
- 2023-09-23
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (448)
Cast
- Jackson White
- Forrest Goodluck
- Jack Mulhern
- Henry Thomas
- Natalie Alyn Lind
- Isabella Star LaBlanc
- Pam Grier
- David Duchovny
- Samantha Mathis
- Christian Jadah
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Pet Sematary: Bloodlines about?
- A young Jud Crandall and his friends battle the ancient resurrection evil beneath their 1969 hometown.
- What is Pet Sematary: Bloodlines like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Pet Sematary: Bloodlines as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Pet Sematary: Bloodlines violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Pet Sematary: Bloodlines as graphic.
- What did critics think of Pet Sematary: Bloodlines?
- Critics found the prequel's supernatural premise potentially interesting but largely undermined by flat aesthetics, weak atmosphere, forgettable characters, and clumsy storytelling.
- Which films are like Pet Sematary: Bloodlines?
- Films with a similar feel include Pet Sematary, The Exorcist: The Beginning, and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It.
- How long is Pet Sematary: Bloodlines?
- Pet Sematary: Bloodlines runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Pet Sematary: Bloodlines?
- In United States, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines streams on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
