Plenty of writers and directors have dreams of adapting their favorite stories into film or television. Today, Hellboy and Crimson Peak director Guillermo del Toro revealed one of his.
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Del Toro seems engrossed with Stephen King’s classic horror novel Pet Sematary, and said on Twitter that he “would kill” to make it on film.
Book of the Day: PET SEMATARY by Stephen King. Unrelentingly dark and emotional. Compulsive reading. Would kill to make it on film.
โ Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) October 16, 2015
A film based on the novel was released in 1989, and a sequel followed, though neither was particularly well loved by critics. Rumors of a remake began circulating a few years back, so maybe, if del Toro speaks to the right people, he can get his wish without any cost in human life.