In the stillness behind fear, there is a barking silence of the unknown and unexpected when a once-loved beast turns into a herald of horror. Imagine a kind, soft giant becoming a menace, a creature born of infection and solitude. This Spooktober, an old horror legend is reborn as the brand new classic-in-the-making, Primate's unnerving trailer raises goosebumps worldwide. Keep the blanket fortress ready as the gory season runs full throttle with this decades-old gem.

Though released 42 years ago, this film has haunted generations and is a perfect godmother to Primate.

In a small American town, a 200-pound, friendly St. Bernard is nipped in a cave by a rabid bat. This random act triggers a tragic sequence as the dog, previously gentle and reliable, grows increasingly erratic, violent, and unpredictable. At the same time, a suburban family, the Trentons, already beset by adultery and emotional alienation, unknowingly encounters this berserk feline in 1983's Cujo. Stranded in a car with no means of escape, the Trenton mother-son duo is subjected to the relentless assaults of the animal.

Adapted from Stephen King's novel, the friendly animal, no longer tame but violent, leads the film's gore elements, making their sanctuary a prison. Its cast includes Dee Wallace as Donna Trenton, Danny Pintauro as Tad Trenton, Daniel Hugh-Kelly as Vic Trenton, Christopher Stone as Steve Kemp, Ed Lauter as Joe Camber, Kaiulani Lee as Charity Camber, Billy Jacoby as Brett Camber, and Frank Welker as Cujo's vocal effects. Cujo essentially wraps fear and loneliness, blending atmospheric horror with psychological horror in a 93-minute heart-pounding evergreen terror-marathon.   

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Making a befitting follow-up binge after the Primate trailer, where Ben the chimpanzee wreaks havoc, Cujo could find a greater audience in the near future.

In the US, Cujo is available to watch on video-on-demand services like Amazon Prime, as well as Apple TV+,+ and buy or rent on Fandango At Home, Google Play, etc. It is also present in the horror catalogue of AMC Plus, Apple TV Channel, and MGM+, while streaming free on Kanopy and Hoopla for the next fifteen days. For horror enthusiasts, Netflix might bring early Christmas presents alongside its cult-classic Halloween favorites.

Stephen King's 1981 best-seller would reportedly be adapted into a fresh feature film by the streaming titan, produced by Roy Lee, per Deadline. Darren Aronofsky is reportedly being eyed to direct the Cujo reboot. While waiting for Netflix, why not binge the original 1983 hit to keep the post-Primate trailer chills afresh in the bones?  

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