Horror Hacker – Stacie Ponder – Cujo Knows a Dog Is Man's Best Fiend

From Horror Hacker by Final Girl/Stacie Ponder:

“Cat people” and “dog people” will argue until the end of time about which make better companions; cat people think dogs are dumb, dog people think cats are sneaky, untrustworthy jerks. When it comes to horror movies, though, there’s no debate: Dogs win, paws down. Cats may have a spookier reputation in real life, but on screen the canine competition gets all the glory; they’re louder and their teeth are bigger, after all. Here are some fiendish Fido-flavored flicks (I can’t believe I just wrote that) that may cause you to switch sides in the pet wars.

The Breed

Though riddled with stereotypical (and largely stupid) characters, corny one-liners and a bad case of explaining-too-much-itis, The Breed is still a better movie than you’d expect. A group of college students are spending the weekend on an island that happens to be home to a research laboratory… and here come the angry, genetically-mutated doggies! A familiar setup, sure. But the action is fierce and the dogs are 100 percent D-O-G. CGI be damned!

Cujo

Based on the novel by Stephen King, Cujo is the mack daddy of all killer dog movies, in no small part thanks to the fact that it stars scream queen Dee Wallace. Even though — or, perhaps, because — the action is largely confined to the area in and around the car in which one big, slobber hell hound has trapped Donna Trenton (Wallace) and her young son, Tad (Danny Pintauro), it’s tense and horrifying all the way through.

Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

No, the titular Devil Dog isn’t a delicious chocolaty snack cake — he’s the canine spawn of Satan! Or something like that, anyway. See, a bunch of Satanists decide the best way to take over the world is to unleash a pack of German Shepherd puppies infused with devil-tastic badness. When smitten families bring home the adorable little buggers, the pups will hypnotize people into becoming Satanists! What can I say? It’s a complicated and clumsy plan… but who cares? This 1978 made-for-TV flick stars the kids from the Witch Mountain movies and is every bit as silly as you’d expect.

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