Good Boy – Comfort Colors

About Good Boy (2020)

Zach Cregger’s Good Boy (2020) is a darkly comedic horror short film from the Into the Dark anthology series on Hulu, exploring the terrifying consequences of a woman who adopts an emotional support animal that turns out to be a man in a dog costume. The film stars Judy Greer and features a premise that starts as absurdist comedy before gradually escalating into genuine psychological horror, playing on anxieties about dating, trust, and the lengths people will go to avoid loneliness. Cregger, who would later direct the critically acclaimed Barbarian (2022), shows his talent for subverting expectations and finding horror in everyday situations. The film’s ability to make audiences laugh uncomfortably while simultaneously building dread demonstrated the unique storytelling possibilities of the horror-comedy hybrid format.