“This time… he’s the pet.”
From the depths of psychological obsession comes Doctor Goofy (2025) — a disturbing new horror film that twists nostalgia into nightmare. The official teaser trailer has just dropped, and audiences are already buzzing — or trembling — over what critics are calling “a nightmarish descent into cartoon madness.”
Scroll down to the bottom of the article to see the Trailer
🐶🩺 Plot Summary
In a grim reinterpretation of classic cartoon archetypes, Doctor Goofy tells the tragic and terrifying story of Dr. Elias Gruff, a once-renowned veterinary surgeon played by Bill Skarsgård, who spirals into madness after the sudden death of his beloved dog, Max. Unable to grieve like a normal man, Elias begins experimenting — on himself.
Using experimental grafting, plastic reconstruction, and twisted surgical techniques, he transforms his own body into that of a “dog-man” hybrid… modeled after his 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥hood idol: Goofy.
But the horror begins when two young women (played by Sophia Lillis and Storm Reid) seek shelter from a violent storm — only to find refuge inside a seemingly abandoned rural home. What they discover is no shelter… but a cage, built by a man who now only answers to “Good Boy.”
🎥 Teaser Highlights
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A thunderstorm crackling above a decaying house in the middle of a wheat field.
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A shadowy figure staring into a cracked mirror, sewing a floppy dog ear onto his head.
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The twisted mask — cartoonish, bloodied, and smiling — illuminated by lightning.
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A voice whispering: “He’s loyal… to the wrong memory.”
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Final shot: Doctor Goofy crawling on all fours, barking at the camera, as the girls scream in the background.
🎬 Cast & Crew
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Bill Skarsgård as Dr. Elias Gruff / “Doctor Goofy”
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Sophia Lillis as Harper
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Storm Reid as Naomi
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Directed by: Jennifer Reeder (Knives and Skin)
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Written by: C. Robert Cargill (Sinister, The Black Phone)
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Produced by: A24 & Brainrot Studios
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Score by: Ben Frost
🐾 Release Date
Doctor Goofy unleashes terror in theaters October 17, 2025, just in time for Halloween season.
Tagline: “He’s not cartoonish anymore.”
