One in all Mashable’s favorites out of SXSW 2025 — and winner of the Howl of Fame Award out of the fest — Good Boy is coming to theaters this fall to scare you one thing terrible. However canine lovers particularly shall be shaken.
The premise is straightforward: a canine is in a haunted home, conscious of the spirits his proprietor cannot see. It is ruthlessly horrifying to observe this play out, not simply because audiences are inclined to really feel for canine extra deeply than they do human characters. It is as a result of co-writer/director Ben Leonberg has an actual star in Indy, the household canine who proves to be a mesmerizing onscreen presence. The 2 work collectively such as you may anticipate from man and man’s greatest pal.
In my rave overview out of SXSW, I cheered, “Indy is only a star from his first body. His darkish eyes, floppy ears, and candy expression make him immediately lovable. However greater than that, he’s so recreation for no matter Leonberg directs him to do. Staying and staring into an eerie abyss? Leaping into motion? Reacting to a burst of blood? Racing to Todd to guard him? Indy is an efficient boy, by means of and thru.”
Every beat is perhaps acquainted to the style of haunted home, however feels recent because of the furry star at its heart. This trailer provides you a style of what scares Leonberg has in retailer, together with a few of the reward Good Boy has garnered from critics already.
Be warned: this one had me yowling on the display screen. Do you suppose you possibly can deal with it?
Good Boy opens in theaters Oct. 3.
