I've been a Stephen King fan my whole life. I watched Maximum Overdrive when I was seven years old, and my mother actually took me to see the Pet Sematary movie when I was ten. I purchased the novel several years ago and after watching the new remake I dusted the book off and read it again. So the details are fresh in my mind. Anyway I just had a mind blowing epiphany. The novel explains that even though Jud is 83 years old he is pretty spry for his age. He seemed much younger than that to Louis.
So, in light of the fact that after Louis goes insane following the death of his wife and best friend at the hands of his undead son and his hair turns white and he seemed to be much older all of a sudden. It struck me. What if Jud was actually much younger than he appeared to be. Maybe people who survive the Wendigo's wrath and are traumatized by it age prematurely. Remember when Louis was on his way to the burial ground to bury Rachel there his friend Steve Masterson caught up with him and Louis was talking like Jud, telling Steve how to cross the deadfall without falling, and warning him that he might hear voices but they're just loons, it just made me think that maybe Jud was never who he appeared to be at all. Also I think once the Wendigo was hungry for power again it would summon Steve back to the Pet Sematary since it touched Steve's mind.
So, in light of the fact that after Louis goes insane following the death of his wife and best friend at the hands of his undead son and his hair turns white and he seemed to be much older all of a sudden. It struck me. What if Jud was actually much younger than he appeared to be. Maybe people who survive the Wendigo's wrath and are traumatized by it age prematurely. Remember when Louis was on his way to the burial ground to bury Rachel there his friend Steve Masterson caught up with him and Louis was talking like Jud, telling Steve how to cross the deadfall without falling, and warning him that he might hear voices but they're just loons, it just made me think that maybe Jud was never who he appeared to be at all. Also I think once the Wendigo was hungry for power again it would summon Steve back to the Pet Sematary since it touched Steve's mind.
