Our Review
- Indy, Larry Fessenden, Arielle Friedman
- October 10th 2025
- 73
- Ben Leonberg
Indy the dog moves to an abandoned house in the woods with his sick owner Todd in this creepy haunted house movie.
There have been many haunted house horrors over the years but they’re generally told from the human perspective. Good Boy, as the title suggests, is told through the eyes of a dog.
Indy, the real-life dog of Good Boy’s director Ben Leonberg, and his sick owner, Todd (Shane Jansen), leave the city and move into his late grandfather’s long-abandoned home in the woods.
Indy soon senses a presence in the house and tries to protect Todd from these perceived evil forces.
Telling a haunted house story through a dog’s perspective makes a lot of sense. Dogs like to explore houses, are often left there alone with nothing to do, and they’re more sensitive to noise than humans.
Indy often goes to investigate the noises and stares off into a dark corner, sensing that something is there.
You can’t help but feel a bit freaked out by it, wondering what he sees.
To put us in the dog’s shoes as much as...
