5 Most Terrifying Horror Movies About Animals to Watch While Waiting for 'Good Boy'

One of the most highly anticipated horror movies right now is Good Boy, a story about a dog who sees ghosts and tries to save his owner from them.

This unusual project, told from the perspective of a dog, will be released on October 3, 2025. In the meantime, you can watch the recently released trailer.

Although animal-focused horror films have lost popularity lately, we have recalled several classic and lesser-known examples of this subgenre.

1. 'Pet Sematary', 1989

There have been several adaptations of Stephen King's Pet Sematary, but the 1989 version is still considered the best.

Dr. Louis Creed and his family move to a small town. Their new home is on the edge of a dense forest with a small, gloomy cemetery, where locals bury their pets.

Misfortune befalls the Creed household when Church, their cat, is hit by a truck. Louis buries Church in the ancient, abandoned cemetery, which, according to legend, has mysterious resurrection powers. One night, the dead cat returns to his owners.

2. 'Darker Than Night', 1975

Four women move into a huge, old house that one of them inherited from her deceased aunt, who was a countess. The will stipulates that to own the estate, one must fulfill one simple condition: care for Becker, the deceased's beloved black cat.

While the direct heir has no objections, her friends dislike the pet almost immediately. Soon, the cat disappears, and the girls' lives turn into a real hell.

3. 'Black Sheep', 2006

Henry Oldfield, the son of a farmer, could have achieved great success in sheep breeding if not for his brother Angus' disgusting joke and his father's tragic death. Afterwards, he began to fear the animals he had worked with his whole childhood.

Fifteen years later, Henry is forced to return home, where he receives terrible news.

His brother had tried to create a better sheep breed using genetic engineering and had made a dangerous virus that turned harmless cattle into bloodthirsty monsters that devoured flesh.

4. 'Night of the Lepus', 1972

The wild rabbit population in the country has grown so large that the animals not only destroy local farmers' crops, but also harm the ecosystem.

Scientist Roy is faced with the difficult task of reducing the pest population without harming other animals and plants. He develops a special serum to accomplish this, but it has the opposite effect.

The rabbits don't die out – they increase in size and become carnivores.

5. 'Cujo', 1983

This is a movie based on Stephen King's novel, which the author himself calls one of the best film adaptations of his work.

The story follows Cujo, a friendly St. Bernard who is bitten by a rabid bat. This causes the cute dog to turn into a deadly killer and wreak havoc in a small town.

A mother and her son hide from the four-legged monster in a car. It is unclear what will kill them faster – Cujo, the mercilessly warming car, or their growing paranoia.