Louis Creed: My father used to have a saying, Jud. God sees the truth... But waits.
Louis Creed: Has anyone ever buried a person up there?
Victor Pascow: This is a place where the dead speak. Do not go on to where the dead...walk.
Louis Creed: Hey, why are you here?
Victor Pascow: I want to help you because, Louis? Because you tried to help me.
Jud Crandall: How's your cat, Louis?
Louis Creed: It's Ellie's cat.
Jud Crandall: No. It's your cat now.
Jud Crandall: Sometimes, dead is better.
Answer: Because in the book, the sign at the entrance to the "Pet Semetary" was written by some anonymous child. Clearly he/she couldn't spell that well yet.
Grumpy Scot