Horror Fans, prepare to Cuddle Close: ‘Good โBoy’ Arrives on Shudder โคnovember 21
Horror fans and dog lovers alike have โa new reason to check under the couch next week. โ Good Boy, the โunsettling new film exploring supernatural terror through a canine perspective, will debut on โShudder November 21. The movie follows a man seeking solace in aโค remote family โฃhome after an illness, only to discover his loyal dog, Indy, is picking up โขon unsettling presences he can’t perceive.
The film tapsโ into a โcommonโค experience for pet owners – the feeling that theirโข animals are aware of โthings beyond our understanding.โค Director Ben Leonberg built Good Boy around โthis very idea,โค inspired by a classic scene in โค Poltergeist. “I was watching poltergeist probably for theโค millionth time, โand if you remember, that film starts with โthe golden retriever wandering around the โhouse, clearly clued in that something haunting โขis going on before the humans have realized it,” Leonberg explained in an interview with io9. “I thought,โฃ ‘Someone should โคmake a story entirely from that dog’s point of view.'”
Set in a damp, isolated forest, Good Boy promises a chilling November viewingโ experience. The film stars Leonberg’s own dog, Indy, and explores the unsettling realization that restless spirits may not be alone in the old family โฃhome. Viewers mayโ find themselves looking at their โown pets with a newfound sense of gratitude – and perhaps a little fear – after watching.
