Pet Sematary 2 (1992)
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(Foreign Titles)
Nomination Year: 1995
SYNOPSIS: Edward Furlong (post-T2) and Anthony Edwards (pre-ER) star in this sequel to Pet Sematary which has almost nothing to do with the first movie. A divorced veterinarian and his son move into a new town. Their initial troubles with fitting in are compounded by the fact that this town is saturated with supernatural evil. There's an ancient Indian burial ground nearby which revivifies dead creatures. You just bury the corpse, wait overnight, and presto! Up comes the critter -- really mean and vicious, irrevocably evil, not truly alive -- but hey, it's better than dead, right? Not really, when the protagonists revive a devil-dog and then discover that it works on people, too, when they're forced to resurrect the abusive sheriff. Funny thing is, the zombie version turns out to be a better father than the original.
Bryan Cassidy