I just need the dog to survive this horror movie.
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Belen Edwards
Entertainment Reporter
Belen Edwards is an Entertainment Reporter at Mashable. She covers movies and TV with a focus on fantasy and science fiction, adaptations, animation, and more nerdy goodness. She is a member of the Critics Choice Association and the Television Critics Association, as well as a Tomatometer-approved critic.
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Upcoming horror film Good Boy takes familiar haunted house tropes and filters them through an unlikely perspective: that of its canine star, Indy.
The film sees Indy (the real-life family pet of Good Boy director Ben Leonberg) and his owner, Todd (Shane Jensen), move into a vacant family home in the countryside. The vibes in the house are immediately off. Not only can Indy sense an invisible presence, he also receives haunting visions of the home’s previous owner’s death. As Todd threatens to succumb to a similar fate, it’s up to Indy to thwart the malevolent spirits lurking in the house and save his owner.
Indy the dog has earned rave reviews for his performance ever since Good Boy‘s world premiere at 2025’s SXSW festival. Mashable Entertainment Editor Kristy Puchko singled him out in her review, writing: “Indy is just a star from his first frame. His dark eyes, floppy ears, and sweet expression make him instantly lovable. But more than that, he is so game for whatever Leonberg directs him to do. Staying and staring into an eerie abyss? Jumping into action? Reacting to a burst of blood? Racing to Todd to protect him? Indy is a good boy, through and through.”
Indy’s star power is on full display in Good Boy‘s latest trailer, which puts him in all sorts of peril. Of course, seeing a dog in that amount of danger leads to one question: Does the dog die?
You’ll have to see Good Boy yourself to discover Indy’s fate. (Or you can spoil yourself with our handy guide.)
Good Boy hits theaters Oct. 3.
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Belen Edwards is an Entertainment Reporter at Mashable. She covers movies and TV with a focus on fantasy and science fiction, adaptations, animation, and more nerdy goodness. She is a member of the Critics Choice Association and the Television Critics Association, as well as a Tomatometer-approved critic.
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