Sick Puppy(2026)

Name: Sick Puppy
Director: Jay Reid
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: May 22, 2026
Cast: Dylan Taylor, Precious Chong, Natasha Calis, Rachel Boyd, Brett Geddes

Dark Sky Films

1h 45m
- Horror
- Thriller

Release Date: May 22, 2026 | Limited

A young woman married to a man with dark, dangerous compulsions finally convinces him to walk away from the life he's been hiding. When outside forces threaten the quiet future they've built together, she's pulled into choices she never imagined making, raising questions of love, complicity, and how far devotion can stretch before it breaks something inside the person doing the loving.

Releases

Original Release | May 22, 2026

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Director & Top Cast

Jay Reid
Director

Dylan Taylor
Dale

Precious Chong
Dr. Hanson

Natasha Calis
Charlie

Rachel Boyd
Mia

Brett Geddes
John

Tony Nappo

Bill

Julia Dyan

Devon

Natalie Dale

Teacher

Shana Rose

Victim

Jesse Peachment

Alexei

Gabriel Gray

Bartender

Madelin Dawson

Molly

Stephen Richard

Marco

Gergana Zabunova

Neighbour

Paola Del Castillo

Catalina

Melissa Jean

Britannia

Elizabeth Bell

Sandra

Other Details

Country of Origin: Canada

Language: English

Summaries

Plot Summary

Sick Puppy is a 2026 Canadian psychological horror thriller written and directed by Jay Reid in his feature directorial debut. The film follows Charlie (Natasha Calis), a woman whose husband, John (Brett Geddes), harbours a violent secret he has agreed to leave behind for her sake. As their attempt at a stable suburban life is destabilised by outside pressure, Charlie finds herself taking increasingly drastic action to protect the man she loves, even from himself. The supporting cast includes Dylan Taylor, Rachel Boyd, Julia Dyan, Precious Chong, Tony Nappo, and Natalie Dale. The film is produced by Jason Arsenault, Jason Scott Goldberg, David Multari, Natalie Dale, and Reid, and is distributed by Dark Sky Films. Set in a contemporary suburban Canadian world, the film leans into themes of love, complicity, moral collapse, codependency, and identity, told through a pitch-black comic register. It premiered in the Discovery section of FrightFest London in August 2025. It is suited to viewers of dark comedy, horror, and psychological thrillers in the vein of domestic noir storytelling.

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Canadian filmmaker Jay Reid's first feature had its world premiere at FrightFest London on August 25, 2025, before Dark Sky Films acquired it for a North American theatrical and digital rollout on May 22, 2026.