Stephen King was persuaded to accept a sequel clause when he sold the Pet Sematary film rights by an assurance this would never happen. They lied. In ominous Maine, 'alienated Edward Furlong — the lad from Terminator 2 — and Jason McGuire use a haunted Indian Burial Ground to revive a) a dog who becomes a glow-eyed hellhound, b) abusive stepfather Clancy Brown, who becomes a grinning, stumbling, sadistic zombie, and c) deep-fried mom Darlanne Fluegel, whose morticians' wax face melts off in a fire. Anthony Edwards, as Furlong's veterinarian dad, stands about wondering if his career vanished with most of his hair.
Less pompous than Pet Sematary, this has moments of trashy vigour but is scuppered by a consistently wretched script, Mary Lambert's knee-jerk direction and the usual redundant sequel air of utter pointlessness.