Let Loose the Dogs of Horror!

We've done a few posts about the Cats of Horror movies, so why not give some love to the dogs?

Cujo up there may be the most famous Horror movie dog ever, but there are plenty of his canine pals who made their own impact on the movies that we love, whether in a good or bad way. So let's take a look at 10 of the best of them, and see what they brought to their respective movies.

BUDDY (THE ABCS OF DEATH)

D if for Dogfight was probably our favorite segment in The ABCs of Death, mainly because in the end, the dog had his day! I mean, any asshole who fight dogs for sport deserves to get his throat ripped out, which is exactly what happens in this one. Buddy was a good boy!

Read our review HERE.

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GANGU (AUDITION)

Poor Gangu... he was a good boy who only wanted to be loved, and what did he get instead? A twisted neck, that's what! Being a Beagle is not easy in Japan.

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THE PACK (THE BREED)

These genetically-enhanced bitches do nothing but bite people and bark! And kill. And set shit on fire with the power of their minds. They'd probably rape too, but that's basically how dogs have sex in general, so we digress. These dogs are all bad!

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HELLHOUND (THE OMEN 1976)

This dog actually comes straight from Hell to protect The Antichrist himself, Damien. There's actually a pack of them running around in the movie, but this one is the alpha. We're pretty sure that this is the movie that gave Rottweilers a bad name.

HELLHOUND (THE OMEN 2006)

Same thing as above, just a different breed of dog for the remake. *And for the record, any dog that comes from Hell is bad!

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BEAST (THE HILLS HAVE EYES 2006)

Finally, we get to a German Shepherd that isn't evil! Beast is one of the coolest dogs in any movie ever. He actually had a sister named Beauty, but she was killed by the mongoloid cannibals who live in the hills, so his only mission now is to help his humans survive, which he does admirably. 

Beast was one of the best boys ever!

THE RAPE SQUAD (LITTLE DEATHS)

These dogs aren't really bad, as they're just doing what dogs do naturally, but they sure do a bad thing to a woman tied to a bed (rape.) The fact that she's terrified of dogs to begin with makes it even worse. The guy who wrangles these poor dogs together and makes them rape his girlfriend is the bad one!

Read our review HERE.

NANOOK (THE LOST BOYS)

This beautiful Alaskan Malamute was not only Sam's best friend, but he eventually became his protector too. So bad-ass was Nanook, that he killed a vampire all by himself... alright, all he did was knock him into a tub full of holy water, but it still counts.

He was a good boy of the highest order.

THORN (THE LOST BOYS)

On the other hand, this white German Shepherd, Thorn, was a very, very bad boy; after all he served vampires, so he really can't be considered one of the good guys, now can he? Good watchdog though.

ZOLTAN (ZOLTAN: THE HOUND OF DRACULA)

As if the title isn't enough of a tip-off, this movie falls into the so-bad-it's-good category. We honestly can't remember whether he was actually Dracula's dog, or if he was Dracula incarnate, searching for a human host to jump into. Either way, this movie was just bad. Fun to laugh at, but bad.

Zoltan might be the baddest boy of them all!