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Aug 12, 2025

Pete

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day August 12 1983 – Cujo Premiered in Theaters.

On this day August 12 1983, Cujo premiered in theaters, bringing Stephen King's terrifying vision to the big screen. Based on his 1981 novel, the film told the chilling story of a rabid Saint Bernard that traps a mother and her young son inside their broken down car during a brutal summer heatwave.

Cujo stood out from other horror films of the time by grounding its terror in real world fears. There were no supernatural...

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