Pet Sematary 2 - What We Know So Far

The central concept of "Pet Sematary" is the titular cemetery (misspelled on signage by children) within the small town of Ludlow, Maine. The cemetery is capable of bringing the dead back to life. The powers of the cemetery are first revealed when the Creed family's cat, Church, is killed and consequently resurrected by their neighbor, Jud Crandall. Church, however, comes back with violent tendencies that were not present in his first life. The film soon reveals that humans, too, are brought back, not as they once were, but as violent supernatural monsters.

If "Pet Sematary 2" is a prequel, as suggested by di Bonaventura, then the film will likely explore times that humans and/or animals were resurrected in the cemetery prior to the arrival of the Creed family. Since Jud only describes resurrecting his dog, the resurrection of Creed family daughter Ellie may be the first such revival of a human being, at least in Jud's lifetime. A prequel might explore human resurrection in a time before Jud, or its monstrous zombie-like villains might only be animals.

In the latter case, the film could further explore the Wendigo, a forest spirit seemingly responsible for the cemetery's magic powers, only glimpsed briefly in the first film. We should find out whether or not "Pet Sematary 2" will be a prequel and how its story will relate to the first film as its release date draws closer.