The Dead Man’s Hand “Death is a mystery, and burial is a secret.” -Stephen King. In the book, Pet Sematary by Stephen King, there are series of death that fall in the main character, Louis Creed’s hands. After Louis’s first week working as a doctor for the University of Maine, the horrifying events occurred, from his patient Pascow, his daughter’s cat Church, then his son Gage, and his neighbor Jud’s wife dying in Louis’s hands. In the symbol, I drew there is a guy playing poker and in his hand, he has the dead man’s hand because he let the death of life fall in his hands. The playing cards represent the death of each character falling in his hands. Another playing card behind the Ace of Hearts represents a secret Louis been hiding his family