There have been so many great horror experiences on the 2025 movie schedule , but few have captured the heart of the internet more than Ben Leonberg’s Good Boy . Told from the perspective of a retriever exploring a haunted house , the movie gets a whole lot better when you realize how the first-time director made a horror movie around his own dog, Indy.

Ahead of the Good Boy premiere, Ben Leonberg spoke with CinemaBlend about his unique film and the adorable pooch at the center of its story. During the chat, he opened up about everything from everyone’s fear Indy would die , to what it was like making one of the most anticipated horror movies of the year with his wife and trusty pet:

Indy's my actual dog. My wife and I got him as a puppy. We didn't think he'd be a movie star

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