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by Encyclopedia_of_Horror | created - 02 Feb 2015 | updated - 2 months ago | PublicA list of movies for those who have a fear of dogs, brought to you by Eric Myford, author of The Encyclopedia of Horror & Suspense Movies book series...
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1. Cujo (1983)
R | 93 min | Horror, Thriller
Cujo, a friendly St. Bernard, contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.
Director: Lewis Teague | Stars: Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Danny Pintauro, Christopher Stone
Votes: 51,234 | Gross: $21.20M
2. Man's Best Friend (1993)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A genetically engineered dog escapes from the science facility where it was created. A family takes it in unaware of its deadly instincts which soon emerge. The scientist who created the dog tries to find it before its too late.
Director: John Lafia | Stars: Ally Sheedy, Lance Henriksen, Robert Costanzo, Fredric Lehne
Votes: 4,915 | Gross: $12.97M
3. Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (1978 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Horror, Thriller
A dog that is a minion of Satan terrorizes a suburban family.
Director: Curtis Harrington | Stars: Richard Crenna, Yvette Mimieux, Kim Richards, Ike Eisenmann
Votes: 1,477
4. The Breed (2006)
R | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
A group of five college kids are forced to match wits with unwelcoming residents when they fly to a "deserted" island for a party weekend.
Director: Nicholas Mastandrea | Stars: Michelle Rodriguez, Oliver Hudson, Taryn Manning, Eric Lively
Votes: 14,295 | Gross: $0.01M
5. Dogs (1977)
R | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
A pack of dogs goes on a killing spree.
Director: Burt Brinckerhoff | Stars: David McCallum, Sandra McCabe, George Wyner, Eric Server
Votes: 1,042
6. The Pack (1977)
PG | 99 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
The residents of vacation spot Seal Island find themselves terrorized by a pack of dogs -- the remnants of discarded pets by visiting vacationers.
Director: Robert Clouse | Stars: Joe Don Baker, Hope Alexander-Willis, Richard B. Shull, R.G. Armstrong
Votes: 1,289
7. Dracula's Dog (1977)
R | 87 min | Horror
Communist soldiers accidentally unleash the part-vampire servant of Dracula, as well as Zoltan, his vampire dog, during excavations in Romania. Together, they set out for America to find ... See full summary »
Director: Albert Band | Stars: José Ferrer, Michael Pataki, Jan Shutan, Libby Chase
Votes: 1,651
8. Wilderness (I) (2006)
R | 93 min | Action, Horror
Juvenile delinquents are sent to a small British island after a fellow prisoner's death, where they have to fight for survival.
Director: M.J. Bassett | Stars: Sean Pertwee, Alex Reid, Toby Kebbell, Stephen Wight
Votes: 10,403
9. Lucky (I) (2004)
R | 83 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Ever have one of those lifetimes where nothing seems to go right? Failing cartoon writer, Millard Mudd, has sunk deep into one. Living hermit-like and existing on a strict alcohol diet, ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Cuden | Stars: Michael Emanuel, David Reivers, Piper Cochrane, Jillian Bach
Votes: 810
10. Play Dead (1983)
R | 86 min | Drama, Horror
A rich, elderly woman casts black magic spells on her vicious Rottweiler to murder her relatives.
Director: Peter Wittman | Stars: Yvonne De Carlo, Stephanie Dunnam, David Cullinane, Glenn Kezer
Votes: 459
11. Rottweiler (2004)
R | 95 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Dante travels across a desolate, futuristic Spain in search of his girlfriend, Ula. He is pursued by a bloodthirsty, cybernetic Rottweiler.
Director: Brian Yuzna | Stars: William Miller, Irene Montalà, Paulina Gálvez, Cornell John
Votes: 2,424
12. Dogs of Hell (1983)
R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller
A pack of Rottweilers, bred and trained by the U.S. military to kill humans, escape to ravage the peaceful mountain resort town of Lake Lure. It is up to the local sheriff to protect his small community.
Director: Worth Keeter | Stars: Earl Owensby, Bill Gribble, Robert Bloodworth, Kathy Hasty
Votes: 374
13. Day of the Animals (1977)
PG | 97 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A battle for survival ensues after a group of hikers encounters a chemically imbalanced forest.
Director: William Girdler | Stars: Christopher George, Leslie Nielsen, Lynda Day George, Richard Jaeckel
Votes: 3,194
14. Monster Dog (1984)
R | 84 min | Horror, Music
A rock star returns to his childhood home to shoot a music video while a pack of wild dogs are on the loose killing off the local residents.
Director: Claudio Fragasso | Stars: Alice Cooper, Victoria Vera, Carlos Santurio, Pepa Sarsa
Votes: 1,613
15. Mongrel (1982)
88 min | Horror
At a boarding house, a vicious dog gets loose from his chain and chews up a tenant's ass that was teasing him with a piece of raw meat. As a result, the dog is shot to death. Another tenant... See full summary »
Director: Robert A. Burns | Stars: Janis Dickerson, John Dodson, Terry Evans, Dennis Hill
Votes: 205
16. Baxter (1989)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
A white bull terrier named Baxter is given to an elderly woman by her daughter. As time passes, the dog develops aggressive and murderous behavior in order to be adopted by another family.
Director: Jérôme Boivin | Stars: Lise Delamare, Jean Mercure, Jacques Spiesser, Catherine Ferran
Votes: 2,767
17. The Grey (2011)
R | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After their plane crashes in Alaska, six oil workers are led by a skilled huntsman to survival, but a pack of merciless wolves haunts their every step.
Director: Joe Carnahan | Stars: Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo, Dallas Roberts
Votes: 264,755 | Gross: $51.58M
18. Atomic Dog (1998 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 95 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
When a pooch is irradiated by a nuclear plant and threatens the town, only a teenage boy can redeem him.
Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith | Stars: Daniel Hugh Kelly, Isabella Hofmann, Cindy Pickett, Micah Gardener
Votes: 393
19. Pet Sematary II (1992)
R | 100 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
A teenage boy and his father move to his recently-deceased mother's hometown, where they encounter the ancient Native American cemetery with the power to raise the dead.
Director: Mary Lambert | Stars: Edward Furlong, Anthony Edwards, Clancy Brown, Jared Rushton
Votes: 23,602 | Gross: $17.09M
20. White Dog (1982)
PG | 90 min | Drama, Horror
A trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that's been raised to attack black people.
Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Kristy McNichol, Christa Lang, Vernon Weddle, Jameson Parker
Votes: 10,843
21. Hellhounds (2009 TV Movie)
83 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A Greek warrior must travel to the Underworld and battle killer hellhounds in order to rescue his murdered bride from the clutches of Hades.
Director: Ricky Schroder | Stars: Scott Elrod, Adam Butcher, Amanda Brooks, James A. Woods
Votes: 784
22. Night of the Wild (2015 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 89 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
When a large meteor crashes into a quiet town, pet dogs become mysteriously aggressive - attacking and killing the residents. Now the citizens are forced to fight back against their once beloved companions.
Director: Eric Red | Stars: Rob Morrow, Kelly Rutherford, Tristin Mays, Carmen Tonry
Votes: 813
23. The Pack (2015)
Not Rated | 88 min | Horror, Thriller
A farmer and his family must fight for survival after a ferocious pack of wild dogs infiltrates their isolated farmhouse. Through a series of frightening and bloody encounters they are ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Robertson | Stars: Jack Campbell, Anna Lise Phillips, Katie Moore, Hamish Phillips
Votes: 3,418
24. The Wild Beasts (1984)
Unrated | 92 min | Horror
The water supply for a large city zoo becomes contaminated with PCP, and the animals go crazy and get loose.
Director: Franco Prosperi | Stars: Lorraine De Selle, Antonio Di Leo, Ugo Bologna, Louisa Lloyd
Votes: 1,181
25. After Midnight (1989)
R | 93 min | Horror, Thriller
A college class, Psychology of Fear, has a new teacher who believes that you have to feel fear to understand it. A group of students convene at the teacher's house, where scary stories are told.
Directors: Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat | Stars: Jillian McWhirter, Pamela Adlon, Ramy Zada, Judie Aronson
Votes: 2,395 | Gross: $0.08M
26. Madhouse (1981)
Not Rated | 92 min | Horror
A woman is pursued by her murderous, psychopathic twin sister in the days leading up to their birthday.
Director: Ovidio G. Assonitis | Stars: Patricia Mickey, Michael MacRae, Dennis Robertson, Morgan Most
Votes: 2,526
27. Werewolf (2018)
88 min | Drama, Horror, War
Children liberated from a Nazi concentration camp have to overcome hunger, thirst and vicious dogs in an abandoned mansion surrounded by the forest.
Director: Adrian Panek | Stars: Kamil Polnisiak, Nicolas Przygoda, Sonia Mietielica, Danuta Stenka
Votes: 1,645
28. The Dogs (1979)
100 min | Drama, Thriller
After several inhabitants of a new city were bitten by dogs, a young doctor tries to stop to the climb of violence.
Director: Alain Jessua | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Victor Lanoux, Nicole Calfan, Pierre Vernier
Votes: 656
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