Extra Freaky Trailer for ‘Breeder’ Horror Film About a Poodle Breeder​

“I can tell you two are going to get along without a hitch.” IFC Films + Shudder revealed the official trailer for an indie horror film titled Breeder, a freaky tale from filmmaker Alex Goyette making his feature debut after many other shorts. Breeder premiered at the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival this summer, also playing recently at the Octopus Film Festival in Poland. An eccentric poodle breeder lures a broke college student to her remote ranch with a promise of research funding. But, as he soon learns, there’s a catch – he must be the stud of her next litter. What’s really going on? You’ll have to watch & find out. Starring Daniel Doheny as Russell, Dot-Marie Jones as Patti, Maddie Phillips as Ainsley, Tanaya Beatty & Paige McGarvin. Tribeca drops spicy details: “Breeder is as WTF-worthy as it is entertaining. Goyette’s wild feature debut is the darkest of dark comedies, mining uncomfortable laughs from the absurd… also an unpredictable horror ride, its insanity ratcheting up from scene to scene and its wicked malevolence resting on the shoulders of co-star Jones in one hell of a villain performance.” This totally wicked and crazy! Yowza. Check it out below.

Here’s the first official trailer (+ poster) for Alex Goyette’s horror film Breeder, direct from YouTube:

College student Russell (Daniel Doheny) is focused on developing a game-changing solution to save the endangered bee population. But there’s a problem: He can’t secure funding. That’s before a potential lifeline shows up in the form of a random but tempting financial offer from a poodle breeder named Patti (Dot-Marie Jones), who lives off the grid on an isolated ranch. Russell visits Patti to see if her offer is legit or too good to be true. Unfortunately, after several awkward interactions and a growing sense of unease, he learns it’s the latter. She’ll give him the cash, but with an added cost: He must breed with her daughter. Breeder is written and directed by indie filmmaker Alex Goyette, making his first feature film after many shorts previously and “Aliwood” series recently. Produced by Byron Ashley, K. Asher Levin, Brian Mitchell, Ian Start, Chris Wilkinson. This initially premiered at the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival. IFC Films + Shudder will debut Goyette’s Breeder horror film in select US theaters starting October 16th, 2026 this fall. Scary?

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