In 1992, Stephen King read the script for a movie based on his work. He hoped “anyone who likes my stuff will stay away”

Stephen King urged fans to avoid *Pet Sematary Two* after reading its script, which he felt simply repeated the first film’s premise with different characters. His opposition reflected how little control he had over a studio-led sequel to a story he had written and closely overseen on the original film.

Mary Lambert returned to direct, while Richard Outten wrote the screenplay and Edward Furlong was cast to capitalise on his *Terminator 2: Judgment Day* profile. King said he would not watch the film; despite costing less to make, it earned less than a third of the original’s cinema takings.