The Rabid Dogs attacking a Facility worker in behind the scenes footage.
Rabid Dogs in their cube cell above Dana and Marty.
Rabid Dogs on a security monitor.
Rabid Dogs are Monsters kept in the Facility. They were not listed on the whiteboard, but can be seen briefly during the System Purge.
Physical Descriptions and Attributes[]
The Rabid Dogs are two rabid, angry, and uncontrollable adult dogs suffering from the rabies virus. Since they are kept in the Facility, its possible the particular strain of rabies they are infected with could be mutated, lasting longer and affecting the dogs' behavior and personalities more severely. If one looks closely, it appears both of the Rabid Dogs resemble German Shepherds. The dogs bear no supernatural characteristics that can be seen.
In the visual companion, there is a statue of an angry dog snarling in the Cabin's cellar. This is what presumably summons the Rabid Dogs.
Appearances[]
The Rabid Dogs can be seen several times throughout the system purge, as well as in their cube prison. The first time they are seen is in the scene where the camera pans out to reveal the rest of the Monsters kept in the Facility. Their cube is positioned directly above the one Dana and Marty are trapped in, and they are seen barking and snarling at the corner of their cube, possibly at another animal Monster or from Dana screaming. The second time they are seen is on a CCTV camera in the Control Room before the power to the Facility cuts; on the camera to right of the monitor the Clown is staring into, attacking and mauling a Facility worker.
The Rabid Dogs are also briefly seen in behind the scenes footage of the film, mauling a Facility worker in a long storage corridor.
The statuette in the cellar, as seen in a behind the scenes photo.
Inspiration[]
The Rabid Dogs do not appear to have a direct reference or inspiration. They may have been inspired by the trope of humans' natural fear of aggressive animals, rabies, or even kynophobia, the fear of dogs. They may have even been inspired by old English folklore of hellhounds. Other possible inspirations include: