Stephen King's 'Pet Sematary' home goes on sale for $255,000: Modest Maine property where author buried his daughter's cat after it was knocked down by a car hits the market
- The Maine house was where author Stephen King, 69, was inspired to write his 1983 novel Pet Sematary
- King said he got the idea for the book after his daughter Naomi's cat was knocked down and killed by a car
- He imagined a child getting hit on the same stretch of road three days after burying the cat in a pet cemetery
- The four-bedroom home was built in 1904 and includes hardwood floors, a sunroom and three baths
The Maine home Stephen King was living in when he wrote Pet Sematary has gone on the market for just $255,000.
The modest, 113-year-old property in Orrington he rented with his family in 1979 became the inspiration for the novel after his daughter Naomi's cat, Smucky, was hit and killed by a car.
The 69-year-old writer's son, Owen, also had a near-miss on the same stretch of road.
He had to bury the cat in a makeshift pet cemetery in woods behind the house.
King said he got the idea for the story three days after he buried the cat's remains when he imagined a child getting hit by a car.
The Maine home Stephen King was living in when he wrote Pet Sematary has gone on the market for just $255,000
The modest, 113-year-old house in Orrington has hardwood floors, a sunroom and two fireplaces
King and his family were living on the property when his daughter Naomi's cat, Smucky, was hit and killed on a nearby road
King (pictured left) said the pet's death inspired him to right Pet Sematary (cover right). It was later turned into a film
The makeshift pet cemetery featured in the book is seen here in the 1989 film adaption
In a post about the 1983 best seller on his website, he wrote: 'I can remember crossing the road, and thinking that the cat had been killed in the road-and (I thought) what if a kid died in that road?
'And we had had this experience with Owen running toward the road, where I had just grabbed him and pulled him back.
'And the two things just came together-on one side of this two-lane highway was the idea of what if the cat came back, and on the other side of the highway was what if the kid came back-so that when I reached the other side, I had been galvanized by the idea, but not in any melodramatic way.
'I knew immediately that it was a novel.'
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King was inspired to write the novel when his daughter's pet cat died and was buried in the backyard pet cemetery
The property sits on more than three acres of land and is a 'gardener's paradise', according to the home listing
The front door of the Maine home has elegantly designed side windows
The owner says the 'home renovators dream playground,' according to the house listing.
The four-bedroom home was built in 1904 and sits on more than three acres of land.
It includes a sunroom, formal dining and living rooms, two fireplaces, three baths, a country kitchen, wood stove, new paint throughout and hardwood floors.
While he was staying at the home, King was a writer-in-residence at the University of Maine in Orono. He returned as a gratitude for the education he received there.
'Pet Sematary,' which King believes is his most frightening book, focuses on Dr Louis Creed, who moves his family from the Midwest to a small town in Maine.
The book was adapted to film six years after its release date and has become one of King's most well-known works. Left is a picture of the cat that returned to life after it was struck by a car
King said he came up with the idea three days after burying the cat owned by his daughter Naomi (left). King almost didn't publish Pet Sematary as his wife Tabitha (pictured right with him in 1999) thought it was too bleak
In the kitchen, the future homeowners will have a small service and storage room between a kitchen and a dining room
The residence comes with wood stove tops and seafoam green trimming
He then has to deal with the death and rebirth of his wife and toddler son after they were hit and killed by trucks on the road.
King almost didn't publish the book because he believed it was too bleak. His wife also told him the story was particularly dark.
But he reluctantly sent the book to his publishers because of a contract agreement.
The book was released in 1983 then was adapted into a film in 1989.
Director Andy Muschietti is considering a remake after IT is released on the big screen.
Filled with history and horror, the Maine home includes white cabinets and tile floors in the kitchen
The house was built in 1904 and has several kitchen cabinets for stowing away kitchen supplies
The single family home is two stories and includes another room above the garage
The house has three baths, but includes a 3/4 bathroom connected to the master bedroom
The historical abode offers a sunroom with brick walls and hardwood floors
The house at hardwood floors and multiple windows perfect for letting in sunlight
A fireplace pictured above is located in the formal living room
The pet cemetery that inspired the book was in the backyard woods of the home
The sunroom also includes hardwood floors and white borders
Some of the home's features include open spacing a doors on both sides of the sunroom
The formal living room has a fireplace with a seafoam green mantel and chandelier hanging from the ceiling
The living room also includes white-wall cabinets and candle holders
The house features new paint throughout the house and an expansive living room area
The house has a spacious living room area perfect for family gatherings
At the time of his residence in the home pictured above he was a writer-in-residence at the University of Maine in Orono
The house has level floors and a staircase in the living room
The house also includes a a carpeted staircase and wooden banister
The spacious setting has features from an extensive backyard to an expansive family room
The main staircase that leads to the second floor of the house
The residence has easy access from the main entrance of the home to the den
The house includes a bedroom passthrough pictured above
Upstairs, the house also has hardwood floors and and newly painted white walls
The second floor full bath includes bathroom hooks, candle holders and blue and white wall-tile
The second floor main bathroom also includes white built-ins
The second floor full bathroom has a towel rack and a bathtub directly next to the toilet
One of the bedrooms pictured above looks out onto the neighborhood and has windows for natural lighting
The master includes a bathroom that is directly connected to the bedroom
The master bedroom includes a small an en-suite bathroom
The entry to the master bedroom pictured above that leads to a bonus room
The master hallway that goes toward the home's upstairs room
The house comes with a hallway storage unit which can be found on the second floor
The second floor storage space which can be used for a clothes or linen closet
The second floor hallway with dark hardwood floors and a bedroom right across
A bedroom pictured above that is located in front of the staircase
The house comes with an attic that could be used as a storage space
The basement pictured above that includes a sink and laundry unit
The basement pictured above has cement floors and a wooden table
The main floor side porch pictured above which has white paneling and a door that leads inside the home
On the other side of the white paneling are screen windows and white-walled borders
The house's oversized garage would work well as a storage unit
The house's tack-room which can be used for a workshop
Another angle of the tack-room which the listing describes as a 'hobbyists dream'
The second floor room has wooden trimming and could be turned into a rental apartment
The house has a second floor 'bonus' room above the garage which the listing said would be a great in-law suite
