Haunted houses are scary. Haunted houses told through the eyes of a dog? Surprisingly, even scarier — and unexpectedly emotional. Ben Leonberg’s Good Boy arrives as one of 2025’s most inventive supernatural horror films, transforming a classic haunted-house premise into something tender, unsettling, and refreshingly original. Shot on a shoestring $70,000 budget and starring Leonberg’s real-life dog, Indy, the film manages to outshine many studio horrors with its sincerity, atmosphere, and bold point of view. A Haunted House Story… Told by the Dog The film follows Todd (Shane Jensen), a young man battling a chronic lung disease, who moves into his late grandfather’s woodland home. As a malevolent presence begins to target and corrupt him, the only one who notices — and tries to stop it — is his loyal dog Indy. The choice to film largely from Indy’s perspective gives Good Boy a unique rhythm: less dialogue, more instinct, and a stronger reliance on visual cues and physical performan...
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