A boy and his dog

Originally based on a short story from the science fiction writer Harlan Ellison, this is an epic tale of a boy, Vic, and his telepathic dog, Blood, as they trudge through a post-apocalyptic world. Traveling together on a search for food and other pleasures leads them to an underground society where life has been preserved. While Vic finds that he has escaped the devastation of the war, he ends up finding something even more odd.