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Cujo

Cujo (/ˈkuːdʒoʊ/) is a 1981 horror novel by American writer Stephen King about a Saint Bernard who contracts rabies, then goes on a killing spree in his hometown. The novel won the British Fantasy Award in 1982 and was made into a film in 1983. Cujo's name was based on the alias of Willie Wolfe, one of the men responsible for orchestrating Patty Hearst's…

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Plot

NYCCastle RockMaineConnecticutBoston
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Allusions and connections to other King novels

Needful ThingsThe BodyThe Dark HalfPet SemataryYou Like It Darker
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Author
Stephen King
Genre
Horror
Publication date
September 8, 1981
Publisher
Viking Press
Followed by
Rattlesnakes
Language
English

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Cujo

Nodes50
Edges49
Triples89
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.04
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Cujo

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related to Characters · 31
Cujo → Brett Camber, Camber, Castle Rock, Castle Rock Strangler, Charity, Charity Camber, Charity's, Dodd, Dodd's, Donna, Donna Trenton, Donna's, Frank Dodd, Gary Pervier, George Bannerman, He, Joe, Joe Camber, Owner, Roger Breakstone
related to Allusions and connections to other King novels · 16
Cujo → Castle Rock, It, King, King's, Maine, Needful Things, On, Pet Sematary, Rattlesnakes, Saint Bernard, Stephen King, The Body, The Dark Half, There, Vic Trenton, You Like It Darker
related to background · 13
Cujo → According, Although, Bridgton, Donna Trenton, Ford Pinto, He, In, King, Maine, Portland, Saint Bernard, The Paris Review, This
related to Critical reception · 10
Cujo → August Derleth Fantasy Award, Balrog Award Nominee, Best Fantasy Novel, Best Novel, British Fantasy Award, Locus Award Nominee, Some, The, United States, Upon
related to Cujo (1983) · 6
Cujo → American, Barbara Turner, Don Carlos Dunaway, It, Lewis Teague, Tad
Author · 1
Cujo → Stephen King
Followed by · 1
Cujo → Rattlesnakes
Genre · 1
Cujo → Horror
ISBN · 1
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Language · 1
Cujo → English

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CujoAuthorStephen King1.00infobox
CujoFollowed byRattlesnakes1.00infobox
CujoGenreHorror1.00infobox
CujoISBN.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…1.00infobox
CujoLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
CujoMedia typePrint (hardcover)1.00infobox
CujoPages3191.00infobox
CujoPublication dateSeptember 8, 19811.00infobox
CujoPublication placeUnited States1.00infobox
CujoPublisherViking Press1.00infobox
CujoSet inCastle Rock, Maine1.00infobox
Cujois a1983 American horror film directed by Lewis Teague0.90text

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