US EditionHorror Fans Terrified as 'Genuinely Unnerving' Trailer Drops for Film Shot From the Perspective of a Dog
The supernatural horror film follows Indy, a dog who battles malevolent spirits to protect his owner in a haunted rural home, earning a 95% Rotten Tomatoes rating.
- The supernatural horror film Good Boy, directed by Ben Leonberg and starring the dog Indy, opens in theaters on October 3, 2025.
- Good Boy premiered to a sold-out audience at SXSW in March 2025 before Shudder and Independent Film Company acquired distribution rights in May for multiple territories.
- The film follows Indy and his owner Todd moving into a haunted country home where dark forces threaten Todd, and Indy battles to protect him from a malevolent afterlife intent.
- Critics praised Indy’s performance as the film’s emotional core, with Deadline calling him “a star from his first frame” and noting the movie’s “incredibly realistic and haunting portrayal.”
- Good Boy’s release and positive festival reception suggest it will resonate with horror fans and dog lovers, highlighting a fresh take on haunted house stories centered on a canine protagonist.
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Good Boy Trailer: Horror Movie Told From Dog's POV Drops First Footage
The movie stars an adorable dog named Indy in his debut feature film, in which he "tracks an invisible presence only he can see, perceives phantasmagoric warnings from a long-dead dog, and is haunted by visions of the previous occupant's grim death." Per the synopsis, when his owner Todd "begins succumbing to the dark forces swirling around the house, Indy must battle a malevolence intent on dragging his beloved Todd into the afterlife." Good Boy
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