I was interested in seeing Good Boy for awhile now. It came available to rent on Fandango at Home so I gave it a try. You know what I discovered… this was a horror movie.

I knew the film starred the director’s dog, Indy, and that they did the dog scenes all with practical effects. I knew the film was from the point of view of the dog.

But I had no idea it was a horror film. That was why when the title card for SHUDDER came up, I paused and wondered to myself… SHUDDER?

Turned out, Good Boy was a supernatural horror film that put that poor dog into plenty of stressful and suspenseful situations.

According to IMDB, “A loyal dog moves to a rural family home with his owner, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities threaten his human companion, the brave pup must fight to protect the one he loves most.”

It was basically a haunted house film with the main protagonist being a dog. The dog does a remarkable job of making this movie. Indy clearly worked hard to get these shots. According to the film’s Wikipedia page, the film was shot over 400 days.

Indy made a very easy protagonist to support as he was everything good about dogs on display and the film looked great, including the creepy as heck mud creature in the house.

Good Boy is a quick 72 minute film with some really clever ideas and a loveable lead character. You can currently rent the film, but I would expect it to become available sooner rather than later on Shudder.

4 stars