Stephen King's 'Pet Semetary' was the first of his books I read. I read it at the tender age of thirteen, and it made a huge impact on me as an aspiring writer and horror fiction fan.

As great as that book is, it's still just fiction. Reality truly is stranger-and more horrifying-than fiction. There's a pet cemetery here in Louisiana that has a dark and disturbing past. Located in St. Bernard Parish, it's now closed, but was once the site of murders, violent arguments, buried valuables, and more. Click here to read the history of this eerie location's history from NOLA.com.

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