Cujo
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Cujo is a horror novel by Stephen King about a rabid dog terrorizing a small-town family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cujo canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5292557 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cujo Context triple: [Stephen King bibliography, containsWork, Cujo]
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A.
The Dog Pound
The Dog Pound is the passionate student cheering section known for creating an energetic home-ice atmosphere at Boston University Terriers men's hockey games.
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B.
The Kennel
The Kennel is the famously raucous home environment for Gonzaga University's men's basketball team, known for its intense crowd energy and strong home-court advantage.
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C.
Wildmutt
Wildmutt is a feral, dog-like alien from the Ben 10 franchise known for his powerful physical abilities and heightened senses despite being blind.
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D.
The Twa Dogs
The Twa Dogs is a satirical poem by Robert Burns in which two dogs discuss and contrast the lives of the rich and the poor in 18th-century Scotland.
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E.
Bullet the Wonder Dog
Bullet the Wonder Dog was Roy Rogers’ famous German Shepherd sidekick, known for appearing in his Western films and television shows as a heroic and intelligent companion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cujo Target entity description: Cujo is a horror novel by Stephen King about a rabid dog terrorizing a small-town family.
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A.
The Dog Pound
The Dog Pound is the passionate student cheering section known for creating an energetic home-ice atmosphere at Boston University Terriers men's hockey games.
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B.
The Kennel
The Kennel is the famously raucous home environment for Gonzaga University's men's basketball team, known for its intense crowd energy and strong home-court advantage.
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C.
Wildmutt
Wildmutt is a feral, dog-like alien from the Ben 10 franchise known for his powerful physical abilities and heightened senses despite being blind.
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D.
The Twa Dogs
The Twa Dogs is a satirical poem by Robert Burns in which two dogs discuss and contrast the lives of the rich and the poor in 18th-century Scotland.
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E.
Bullet the Wonder Dog
Bullet the Wonder Dog was Roy Rogers’ famous German Shepherd sidekick, known for appearing in his Western films and television shows as a heroic and intelligent companion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Cujo (1983 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Stephen King ⓘ |
| containsElement |
Domestic drama
ⓘ
Supernatural ambiguity ⓘ Violence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Steven Stroud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Lewis Teague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Running Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Horror fiction
ⓘ
Psychological horror ⓘ |
| hasAnimalCharacter | Cujo (Saint Bernard) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConflictType |
Man vs nature
ⓘ
Man vs self ⓘ |
| hasFictionalTown | Castle Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Brett Camber
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charity Camber NERFINISHED ⓘ Cujo (dog) NERFINISHED ⓘ Donna Trenton NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Camber NERFINISHED ⓘ Tad Trenton NERFINISHED ⓘ Vic Trenton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-670-45193-7 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| linkedToOtherWorksBySetting |
Needful Things
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Dead Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Late 20th-century American literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | Suspense-driven prose ⓘ |
| mediaType | Print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | Third-person ⓘ |
| notableElement |
Depiction of rabies
ⓘ
Trapped car siege ⓘ |
| pageCount | 300 ⓘ |
| partOf | Stephen King bibliography ⓘ |
| plotFocus | Rabid dog terrorizing a small-town family ⓘ |
| precededBy | Firestarter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1981 ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
|
| settingLocation | Castle Rock, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | Adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
Family
ⓘ
Fear NERFINISHED ⓘ Helplessness NERFINISHED ⓘ Randomness of tragedy ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | Late 1970s to early 1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cujo Description of subject: Cujo is a horror novel by Stephen King about a rabid dog terrorizing a small-town family.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.