The news comes in the wake of the first trailer for the movie barking up over 1 million views on YouTube within four days. Good Boy stars Indy, the real-life pet of writer-director Ben Leonberg, as a dog (also named Indy) who tries to warn his owner (Shane Jensen) of evil supernatural forces encroaching on their rural farmhouse.

Good Boy” — a horror movie that tells its tale from a dog’s point of view — is getting a wide theatrical release after a big response to the film’s trailer.