Cujo opens across the U.S. in 1983. Based on Stephen King’s bestseller, the natural horror film about a mother and son trapped in a hot car by a rabid St. Bernard dog got a tepid response in theaters, but has built a cult following over the years and King considers it one of his favorite adaptations.
This Day in Halloween: Natural horror film "Cujo" -- based on Stephen King's bestseller -- opens across the U.S. in 1983. / Illustration by Lee Ernest