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Something about me? I have been a nerdy cinephile for as long as I can remember. Putting the two together is living my best life. That notwithstanding, I was born to express, not to impress, so I blog because I don't have friends. In other news, I like hashtags because they look like waffles, prefer my puns intended, and I always give 100% unless I'm donating blood. Thanks for reading.
One of Stephen King‘s most popular books is Pet Sematary, the one where Native American burial grounds come back to haunt the living. It’s a phantasmagorical story where you never know when death is going to streak, but when it does, it’s ruthless.
When the book was originally adapted for the screen in 1989 by Mary Lambert, horror enthusiasts and King fans ran to theaters. One of the most butt-puckering scenes was when sweet baby boy Gage (Miko Hughes) was playing in the street and this rig comes barrelling down the country road. Surely, Gage is about to become a hood ornament.
See for yourself, and then we’ll discuss how the ghost of the rig is alive and well in Maine.
Pet Sematary Rig Still Rolling, Kinda
The old Peterbilt is a vehicle of lore among cinephiles. It’s up there with the Batmobile, Herbie the Love Bug, and Burt Reynolds’ sweet Trans-Am from Smokey and the Bandit. Over the weekend, the resurrection happened and the rig has been spotted in Maine, as shared by Reddit user MoxieSauce.
The poster states that the relic from the original 1989 film was stumbled across during a trip to a junkyard in a tiny town in eastern Maine called Princeton. The pictures shared to show the old truck and the custom plate, confirming the vehicle was custom-built for the movie.
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A local paper in Portland, ME, The Scioto Post, wrote an article about the owners of the dreadful death wagon–Murray, Laplant & Sons, a timber hauling company in Princeton, ME. The company has owned the tractor-trailer for years. In fact, they actually used the truck for work. This is a custom-built rig for the movie, and these folks use it to put food on their table. Shameful. (That’s tongue-in-cheek, folks.)
Then, they noticed people kept driving by their tiny village to take pictures. That’s when they realized it was a special truck, so it was used as a show truck for a few years. Since then, interest seems to have waned, which is why it’s collecting dust on an old dirt road hiding its enigmatic and villainous past–hiding in plain daylight.
Fitting for King, isn’t it?
Something about me? I have been a nerdy cinephile for as long as I can remember. Putting the two together is living my best life. That notwithstanding, I was born to express, not to impress, so I blog because I don't have friends. In other news, I like hashtags because they look like waffles, prefer my puns intended, and I always give 100% unless I'm donating blood. Thanks for reading.
This article was edited by John Tangalin.