Stephen King published his bestselling novel, Pet Sematary, 35 years ago, and it has definitely stood the test of time. We think we know the story, but there will be some unexpected, horrifying twists in the new film adaptation, judging by the spooky latest trailer.

(Spoilers for original book and film below.)

Staunch King fans know the basic plot by now: a doctor named Louis Creed (Jason Clarke) moves his family from the big city (Chicago in the book, Boston in the 2019 film) to a charming small town in Maine. The new house is right by a busy highway on one side and bumps up against a forest in back. So many local pets meet their demise on the highway that the children have set up a "Pet Sematary" in the forest to bury their beloved animals. Louis' daughter Ellie (Jeté Laurence) discovers the site while walking in the woods.

But their new neighbor Jud Crandall (John Lithgow) warns that the cemetery abuts an ancient cursed burial ground. The dead things buried there are said to come back to life—but they don't come back the same. That's the tradeoff for getting your pet back. But would it work for humans? When tragedy strikes the Creed family, Louis ignores Crandall's dire warning and puts that theory to the test. The rest is horror history.

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The first trailer showed that this latest adaptation would be much darker, less cheesy, and true to King's original novel than the 1988 film, including the tragic death of Louis' young son, Gage (Hugo and Lucas Lavoie). In this latest trailer, we learn that it's actually Ellie who is hit by the semi while rushing into the road to greet her resurrected cat, Church. She comes back "wrong," of course. One of the most chilling moments is when the resurrected Ellie approaches her horrified mother, Rachel (Amy Seimetz). "Hug your daughter," Louis says. We're with Rachel on the freaked out meter.

We also learn that Ellie isn't the only thing that comes back; her resurrection opens some kind of door for something far more sinister to slip through. And those spooky kids in animal masks and weird markings on the trees have something to do with it. The real question is, who will survive? This might not be the same story we know—and that's a good thing.

Pet Sematary hits theaters on April 5, 2019.

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