July 2025 – “Dead doesn’t mean gone. It only means they’re listening.”
Paramount Pictures has unleashed the official trailer for Pet Sematary III (2025) — the terrifying continuation of Stephen King’s iconic mythology. Directed by Osgood Perkins (Longlegs, I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House) and starring Patrick Wilson, the new installment dives even deeper into the cursed soil of Ludlow, Maine — and what happens when the dead come back with more than memories.
Scroll down to the bottom of the article to see the Trailer
🪦 Plot Overview
Set fifteen years after the events of the 2019 reboot, Pet Sematary III follows Dr. Alan Creed (Wilson), the estranged brother of Louis Creed, who returns to Ludlow to bury a tragic past. But when his teenage daughter Emily (played by Ivy George) disappears during a storm, he is forced to confront the ancient Mi’kmaq burial ground and the dark truth his family tried to escape.
As Alan digs deeper — literally and metaphorically — he uncovers a horrifying evolution of the curse: the dead no longer return as shadows of themselves… they return as conduits. What begins as grief becomes possession, and the town of Ludlow is on the verge of something ancient and apocalyptic.
🎬 Trailer Highlights
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A haunting piano version of “You Are My Sunshine” plays over flashbacks of a funeral.
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Patrick Wilson walking alone in a fog-shrouded cemetery, shovel in hand.
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Ivy George’s character standing silently in the hallway, her eyes completely black.
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A rotting deer, reanimated, standing in the middle of a road.
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A cryptic whisper: “They never left… we just forgot how to hear them.”
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The trailer ends with the Sematary gates opening on their own — revealing a horde of silent, waiting 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren.
👥 Cast & Crew
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Patrick Wilson as Dr. Alan Creed
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Ivy George as Emily Creed
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Sarah Paulson as Evelyn (town historian)
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Keith David as Jud Crandall’s brother
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Directed by: Osgood Perkins
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Written by: Jeff Buhler & Osgood Perkins
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Based on the novel by: Stephen King
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Produced by: Paramount Pictures & Spyglass Media
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Score by: Ben Lovett
📅 Release Date
Pet Sematary III rises in theaters October 17, 2025, just in time for Halloween, and will stream exclusively on Paramount+ after its theatrical run.
Tagline: “Some graves were meant to stay open.”