Books like Cujo by Stephen King

by Stephen King · 1981

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Genre

Horror

What it is about

Saint Bernard dog
Dogs
Rabies

Where it happens

Castle Rock

Kind of book

Novel

Ages

Adult

Awards

August Derleth Award

About this book

Its Library of Congress subjects: Saint Bernard dog, Dogs, Rabies. It is set in Castle Rock and listed for an audience of adults.

Where this comes from: Library of Congress · Wikidata

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Last checked: November 7, 2026

The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson · 1959 · Adult

about 250 pages

Why: Both are horror books.
- Horror
What both books share
- horror
  Cujo: "Horror" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "Horror - General" (OL subject)
  The Haunting of Hill House: "Horror tales" (OL subject); "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "FICTION / Horror" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Cujo; Open Library and Wikidata for The Haunting of Hill House.
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Dracula
Bram Stoker · 1897 · Adult

about 380 pages

Why: Both are horror books.
- Horror
What both books share
- horror
  Cujo: "Horror" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "Horror - General" (OL subject)
  Dracula: "Horror" (OL subject); "Horror stories" (OL subject); "Horror tales" (OL subject); "Horror fiction" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Cujo; Open Library and Wikidata for Dracula.
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Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia · 2020 · Adult

about 350 pages

Why: Both are horror books.
- Horror
What both books share
- horror
  Cujo: "Horror" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "Horror - General" (OL subject)
  Mexican Gothic: "Horror" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Cujo; Open Library and Wikidata for Mexican Gothic.
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House of Leaves
Mark Z. Danielewski · Adult

about 740 pages

Why: Both are horror books.
- Horror
What both books share
- horror
  Cujo: "Horror" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "Horror - General" (OL subject)
  House of Leaves: "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "Horror tales" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Cujo; Open Library and Wikidata for House of Leaves.
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Taltos
Anne Rice · 1994 · Adult

about 480 pages

Why: Both are horror books.
- Horror
What both books share
- horror
  Cujo: "Horror" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "Horror - General" (OL subject)
  Taltos: "Fiction, horror" (OL subject); "horror fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Cujo; Open Library and Wikidata for Taltos.
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Cujo: the facts, checked

Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.

First published: First published on September 8, 1981. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Edition checked: The edition checked here is a 392-page paperback from Gallery Books. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026. 9781501192241 ... trade pbk. ... 392 pages ... Gallery Books
Awards and honors: It received the August Derleth Award in 1982. Source: Wikidata, citing britishfantasysociety.org, checked November 6, 2026.

About Stephen King

Born: Born in Portland, Maine, in 1947. Source: stephenking.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Also writes as: Stephen King has also published as Richard Bachman. Source: Wikidata, citing Carrie, checked November 6, 2026.
Early work: His first professional sale was a short story, The Glass Floor, in 1967. Source: stephenking.com, checked November 6, 2026. first professional short story sale (“The Glass Floor”) to Startling Mystery Stories in 1967

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