The Dead Dog Report

Hello, HYSTOphiles! Ever since we started this journey, we keep accidentally choosing movies that just happen to include the death of an animal during their storyline.

A LOT of them.

Most of the animal victims are, for some reason, dogs, and it started to happen so often that we started keeping track, hence The Dead Dog Report.

Our good friend, sometimes guest, and forever good luck charm Kellie Arnold will not watch a movie where this happens, and we understand! So, she suggested we post this report online so she knows what movies we’ve covered that we recommend she not watch, and we were happy to oblige!

Kellie, this is for you!

(To be updated as needed…)

The HYSTO? “Dead Dog Report”

  1. Deep Red – 1975
  2. Friday the 13th – 1980
  3. Audition – 1999
  4. Grindhouse/Planet Terror – 2007
  5. Trick ‘r Treat – 2007
  6. The Greasy Strangler – 2016
  7. The Hidden – 1987
  8. American Psycho – 2000
  9. Halloween – 1978
  10. Halloween Kills – 2021
  11. The WNUF Halloween Special – 2013
  12. Funny Games – 2007
  13. Moonrise Kingdom – 2012
  14. Humanoids from the Deep (aka MONSTER!) at least three dogs – 1980
  15. Friday the 13th Part 2 – maybe… (did Muffin really die? Something did…) – 1981
  16. Cabaret – 1972
  17. The Thing From Another World – 1951
  18. The Thing – 1982
  19. Needful Things – 1993
  20. To Kill A Mockingbird – 1962
  21. Thinner (several, but all offscreen) – 1996
  22. Dial Code Santa Claus aka Deadly Games – 1989

Dead Cat Report

  1. Satan’s Little Helper – 2004
  2. Gummo – 1997
  3. The WNUF Halloween Special – 2013
  4. The Bird With The Crystal Plumage – 1970
  5. The Fly (1958) (cat disappears)

Dead Bug report

  1. A Bay Of Blood – 1971 – beetle
  2. Vampire’s Kiss – 1988 – roach

Dead Random Animal  Report

  1. Deep Red – 1975 – crow 
  2. Deep Red – 1975 – lizard
  3. Rare Exports – 2010 – pig
  4. Rare Exports – 2010 – 433 reindeer
  5. Pink Flamingos – 1972 – chicken(s)
  6. Apocalypto – 2006 – tapir
  7. Apocalypto – 2006 – jaguar
  8. Apocalypto – 2006 – some black-furred creature
  9. Willard – 1971 – rats
  10. Ben – 1972 – rats 
  11. Wanted – 2008 – rats…lots of rats
  12. The Fly – 1986 – baboon
  13. Vampire’s Kiss – 1988 – pigeon

Dead Mythical Creature Report

  1. Legend – 1985 – unicorn

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