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Not sure what to stream this week? No worries, we’ve got your back! Kicking things off with Jio Hotstar, there are two fresh additions from popular long-running franchises, both in English, plus a new Hindi series that’s also worth checking out. Over on Sony Liv, there’s something special for Mollywood fans, the much-awaited Ott release of a film starring Basil Joseph has finally arrived.

Netflix is keeping things busy with three new titles this week, while Prime Video adds two fresh picks to its catalog. And if you’re into Apple TV+, there’s a new release waiting for you there too. Want to know what these titles are? Scroll down to catch the trailers, read the synopses, and see what grabs your attention.

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Leigh Whannell, the writer behind the first three Saw features and the first two Insidiousmovies, has cemented his reputation as a great, creative figure in the horror world. He made his directorial debut with Insidious: Chapter 3 in 2015 and later delivered the highly underrated action-horror film Upgradein 2018. In 2020, Whannell released The Invisible Man, which quickly became one of the most acclaimed horror films in recent years. So, expectations for his next project were reasonably high. However, his recent project, Wolf Man, failed to live up to the legacy of his earlier works. Apart from receiving unfavorable feedback from critics and audiences alike, it also fell short at the box office. Luckily, the film seems to have found the right audience and has even claimed the top spot in Peacock's streaming charts, just a few days after it debuted on the platform on April 18.

The current viewership record is a win...

Take a look at more footage from the latest “Wolf Man” live-action supernatural horror feature, directed by Leigh Whannell, as a reboot of the 1941 Universal horror classic, “The Wolf Man”, starring Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner, streaming April 18, 2025 on Peacock:

“…’Blake’ (Abbott), a San Francisco-based husband and father…

“…inherits his remote childhood home in rural Oregon after his own father vanishes and is presumed dead.

“With his marriage to his high-powered wife, ‘Charlotte’ (Garner), fraying, Blake persuades Charlotte to take a break from the city and visit the property with their young daughter, ‘Ginger’ (Matlida Firth).

“But as the family approaches the farmhouse in the dead of night, they're attacked by an unseen animal and, in a desperate escape, barricade themselves inside the home as the creature prowls the perimeter.

“As the night stretches on, however, Blake begins to behave strangely, transforming into something unrecognizable, and Charlotte will be forced...

This month, Peacock has already dropped several horror titles on its platform, including The Exorcist, Exorcist: The Beginning, Last Night in Soho, The Vatican Tapes and Pulse. Now, the streamer is set to add yet another chilling addition to its platform. A horror film that hit theaters earlier this year! It's the Blumhouse werewolf horror movie Wolf Man. It will reportedly make its way to Peacock on Friday, April 18, 2025.

Wolf Man was actually Blumhouse's first horror flick of the year. Since then, we've seen one other horror movie from the company be released in 2025, which was The Woman in the Yard. The werewolf horror comes from Leigh Whannell, who not only directed the film but also co-wrote the script with his wife Corbett Tuck. Whannell is best known for co-creating the Saw franchise with his friend James Wan. Some of his previous works that you might've watched are the horror movies Saw,...

The new take on The Wolf Man has scored a streaming date on Peacock. The horror story directed by Leigh Whannellwill be making its way to the streaming platform on April 18. Three months after the Blumhouse production hit the big screen, audiences will be able to experience the frights in the comfort of their homes. Wolf Man was yet another chapter in the history of Universal bringing their classic horror icons back for new stories meant to make a young generation of viewers fall in love with the genre. And it all begins with a terrible curse that can be transmitted from one host to another.

Wolf Man follows Blake (Christopher Abbott) and Charlotte Lovell (Julia Garner). The couple is attempting to raise their daughter in peace, when they learn about a strange creature lurking in the woods. Blake and Charlotte's marriage was headed towards disaster by the time the movie begins.

In 2025, the Halloweenies are celebrating the storied legacy of the Universal Monsters. Dracula, Wolf Man, Frankenstein, his Bride, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Invisible Man… all will be covered. In fact, each monster is getting their own month, giving the Halloweenies plenty of time to dig deep into their respective origins and chart their influence over the past century and some change.

Last month, the gang sank their fangs into George Waggner’s 1941 werewolf classic The Wolf Man starring Lon Chaney Jr. This month, they’re heading to ancient Egypt to unravel Karl Freund‘s 1932 classic The Mummy starring Boris Karloff.

Topics include: the origins of the mummy mythos, Egyptomania, Karloff’s rising star, the boring nature of the human male lead, the grueling yet underused makeup, scaling up the ambition of Universal Monster movies, and much, much more.

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When Robert Egger's Nosferatu hit theaters, it did more than bring a classic horror monster back into the mainstream. It also brought back a love of gothic horror that hadn't been seen since the '90s, as well as a love for all things classic and vampire. Aside from that, Universal's Epic Universe has done something similar with its Universal Monsters-centric Dark Universe. With all that in mind, it's clear that the world is in a state where gothic and vampiric horror have reached a new high and there are even more chances to capitalize on the idea.

It's no secret that the original 1922 Nosferatu was an unauthorized remake of Dracula that was nearly lost to time after every copy was almost destroyed.

The Wheel of Time's Laia Costa is set to star in Lee Cronin's The Mummy. Atomic Monster/Blumhouse are producing the film, which has just started shooting in Ireland.

Details about the new Mummy adaptation are being kept under wraps, but the film is being written and directed by Cronin. Jason Blum and James Wan are producing under Blumhouse Productions and Atomic Monster, joining forces with Cronin's own production company Doppelgängers. Costa joins the previously announced Jack Reynor in the film, but details about either actor's roles have not been revealed at this time. It is set for release on April 17, 2026.

Principal photography for The Mummy began in early March in Ireland and Spain. The film will be the first in the decades-spanning Mummy franchise to be distributed by New Line Cinema, with Universal Pictures usually handling the property as part of its Universal Classic Monsters banner.

Costa plays one of the Forsaken,...

After such high-profile flops as 2010’s The Wolfman and 2017’s The Mummy, the latter of which failed to launch Universal Pictures’s intended Dark Universe franchise, came a rare standout amid the studio’s ongoing project of rebooting its classic horror movies: Leigh Wannell’s The Invisible Man, which reframed the 1933 film (based on H.G. Wells’s novel) as an extreme case of stalking and gaslighting. While this ostensibly feminist spin on the story earned the film some appreciation, its pointed topicality was less compelling than Wannell’s masterful orchestration of suspense and, during the middle stretch, use of a single location.

Now, Wannell has been given the reins to Wolf Man, nominally based on the 1941 version with Lon Chaney Jr. that, along with its sequels, proved to be one of the most influential entries in Universal’s monster cycle. As with The Invisible Man, there isn’t much tying...

In 2025, the Halloweenies are celebrating the storied legacy of the Universal Monsters. Dracula, Wolf Man, Frankenstein, his Bride, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Invisible Man… all will be covered. In fact, each monster is getting their own month, giving the Halloweenies plenty of time to dig deep into their respective origins and chart their influence over the past century and some change.

Last month, the gang sank their fangs into Tod Browning‘s 1931 Dracula. Today, however, they’re leaping a decade forward to howl through George Waggner’s 1941 werewolf classic The Wolf Man starring Lon Chaney Jr.

Topics include: the etymology of the werewolf, a discussion of the first official Universal werewolf movie Werewolf of London, the tragic history of Lon Chaney, Jr. bringing his own pain and life experience to the role, Universal Pictures and the U.S. in the early 40’s, religious subtext, the rise of...

Horror films have long been a powerful vehicle for social commentary, offering audiences a way to process real-world fears through allegory. While many viewers are drawn to the genre for its thrills, gore, and suspense, horror has historically aligned itself with marginalized voices -- LGBTQ+ communities, people of color, and other oppressed groups -- who often see their struggles reflected in these dark narratives. The genre thrives on pushing boundaries, confronting the anxieties of its time, and creating a space where uncomfortable truths can be explored in ways that mainstream media often avoids.

This is especially true in the realm of zombie horror. From George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead in 1968 to more contemporary works like 28 Days Later in 2002, zombie films have repeatedly served as covert metaphors for societal issues, addressing themes of racism, xenophobia, imperialism, and systemic violence. At the height of the civil rights movement,...

Wolf Man is a 2025 supernatural horror film with the slightest twist of family drama, intended to reboot The Wolf Man franchise, which began with the 1941 horror film. Spinning a tale around the same idea, the 2025 film follows the horrific adventure of Blake Lovell and his family when they travel to his childhood home in the forests of Oregon after the death of his father. Overall, Wolf Man felt a bit unconvincing to me, as neither its horror elements nor the predictable plot seemed very effective, but it might still excite viewers who are already acquainted with the franchise.

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What is the film about?

Wolf Man begins with a grim text setting the premise, as it deals with the remote mountain forests in the central part of Oregon. In early 1995, a hiker was believed to have gone missing in the mysterious forest, and although he was spotted a number...

This month, the Halloweenies continue their sprawling Universal Monsters coverage with 1941’s The Wolf Man. In anticipation, the gang finds themselves in a rather hairy situation as they howl at the moon and share their favorite werewolf movies. Like their list of favorite vamps ahead of their Dracula episode, this list is as definitive as their voice in the Horror industry.

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Stream the episode below or subscribe via Apple Podcasts , Stitcher , Spotify , RadioPublic , Acast , Google Podcasts , and RSS. New to the Halloweenies ? Catch up with the gang by revisiting their essential episodes on past franchises such as Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Scream, The Evil Dead, Chucky, and Alien!

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When science-fiction and horror overlap, there is running and screaming, the towns people grab pitchforks and torches and the very idea of what it means to be human is called into question. At least, that’s what happens in some of the best movies that dip into both genres.

The age-old question of where the ethical line is in science and whether it should be crossed never ceases to generate new terrors as technology continues to develop. Killer cyborgs and androids? Out-of-control genetic mutation? Radiation-spawned monsters? All of these have have fueled some of our favorite sci-fi horror films.

If you’re new to this subgenre, here are some great movies to start with:

Boris Karloff in Frankenstein (Credit: Universal Pictures) Frankenstein (1931)

The original mad scientist’s experiment gone wrong, with a career-making — and wordless — performance from lead Boris Karloff as the monster. With this and the horror hit “Dracula,...

Practical effects and werewolf movies go hand-in-hand, with original classics including Werewolf of London and The Wolf Man paving the way for the transformative effects to enter a whole new era with films including An American Werewolf in London and The Howling.

For this year’s Wolf Man, a reboot of the original Universal Monsters classic, director Leigh Whannell and prosthetic designer Arjen Tuiten set out to put their own original stamp on the iconic monster, and you can appreciate the film’s practical effects on Digital now.

Fresh out of theaters, Whannell’s Wolf Man is available at home today, before clawing its way onto SteelBook 4K Uhd, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on March 18 via Universal.

The Digital release includes a featurette titled Designing Wolf Man, which provides a closer look at the conceptual designs, sculptures and prosthetic make-up that aided in the creation of Whannell’s latest monster.

After debuting in theaters in January, Wolf Man is now available to watch at home. The horror movie is available to rent or purchase digitally as of Feb. 4, with the limited edition Steelbook, 4K Uhd, Blu-ray, and DVD versions following on March 18, 2025.

The new release of Wolf Man comes with bonus content not seen by filmgoers in the theater. Cbr can exclusively debut one of the special features: an all-new featurette titled, "Unleashing a New Monster." The video includes the cast and filmmakers discussing how they went in an unexpected direction with the titular monster's design. Check out the video below.

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The official synopsis for Wolf Man reads, "From Blumhouse and the director of The Invisible Man comes a modern take on the classic monster story,...

For over a century of cinema, monsters like werewolves and vampires have given audiences a non-stop slew of classic films, from Dracula and The Lost Boys to recent hits like Nosferatu. With Blumhouse producing their own take on The Wolf Man, audiences have been given a unique adaptation of a beloved monster. However, it's far from the only werewolf movie out there, with audiences being spoiled for choice when it comes to the iconic legend.

Werewolves have been at the forefront of horror and dark fantasy alike since the 1980s but can be difficult to pull off on the big screen -- especially in live-action. When the monster is done well, it can be the most terrifying thing on screen, and some movies have captured the sheer horror of its transformation and violent nature. After experiencing 2025's Wolf Man, audiences should look to these classics for a good follow-up.

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After an unfortunate lackluster performance at the box office, Leigh Whannell's Wolf Man has been given a digital release date. You can expect the horror film to be available for rent or purchase on digital retailers on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. As of right now, you can pre-order the film on digital platforms such as AppleTV or Fandango at Home for $24.99 before taxes.

On the actual day of its digital release, the movie will likely be priced between $19.99 and $29.99 for purchase, while rental may range from $14.99 to $24.99. This is an estimate of the usual prices for both purchasing and renting a new movie on its digital release day. Then, on March 18, the horror film will reportedly have a physical media release, where it will be available to buy on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray, and DVD.

Here are the bonus features that will be included on the digital version, 4K, Blu-ray and DVD...

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January proved to be a busy, varied month on Horror Queers. We kicked off 2025 with a look at Sophia Takal’s examination of toxic friendships in Into the Dark: “New Year, New You” (listen), tackled Quentin Tarantino’s half of the Grindhouse double feature with Death Proof (listen), revisited George Waggner’s 1941 classic The Wolf Man (listen), then begged for Aylmer’s juice in Frank Henenlotter’s Brain Damage (listen).

To wrap up January, we’re taking Carrie White to prom in Brian De Palma‘s adaptation of Stephen King‘s debut novel, Carrie. The classic film about telekinesis follows timid, bullied Carrie (Sissy Spacek) struggling to fit in at high school and get out from under the thumb of her overbearing religious mother (Piper Laurie).

Unexpected kindness arrives courtesy of popular girl Sue Snell (Amy Irving), who volunteers her boyfriend Tommy (William Katt) to take Carrie to prom.

The reboot of the classic Universal Monsters property The Wolf Man from Blumhouse Productions and The Invisible Man (2020) director Leigh Whannell reached theatres last month – and JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray wasn’t very impressed with it, giving it a 6/10 review that you can read Here and describing it as “well-acted, but not very scary.” Clearly, he wasn’t the only one who was unimpressed. While The Invisible Man made over $139 million at the global box office, Wolf Man has been crawling toward the $30 million mark. Now, it has been revealed that Wolf Man is set to receive a digital release tomorrow, February 4th, with a physical media release to follow on March 18th.

The leads of this version of Wolf Man are Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner, both of whom were in the 2011 film Martha Marcy May Marlene. Abbott is taking on the role of a man whose family...

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In the 2020s, creature features and monster shows are back in full swing. Hollywood has been churning out vampire properties such as Robert Eggers' Nosterfatu and TV series like Interview with the Vampire. However, werewolves are getting a fair crack at the whip, with Eggers even making a werewolf movie soon.

The Underworld franchise has also used werewolves, as has shows like Wolf Like Me. Of course, fans always gravitate to the Universal Pictures classic: The Wolf Man. The movie has been updated once more with Leigh Whannell's Wolf Man, which focuses more on the cerebral aspect of becoming a beast than the actual feral rampage. Interestingly, for fans who do like what Whannell has done in his remake, there is one psychological...

Director Leigh Whannell, Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner on the set of Wolf Man. Photo Credit: Nicola Dove/Universal Pictures Copyright© 2024 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved. Director Leigh Whannell’s latest film, The Wolf Man, stars Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner as a married couple navigating a harrowing and unearthly horror. Julia Garner, a three-time Emmy Award winner, brings her signature intensity and authenticity to the role, captivating audiences with her performance. Whannell, known for his attention to character-driven storytelling, expressed deep admiration for Garner’s work on the project. Reflecting on her performance, he said he could immediately understand why she has earned such prestigious recognition in her career. Garner’s ability to fully embody her character adds a powerful and emotional layer to the film, elevating the story’s tension and drama. (Click on the media bar below to hear Leigh Whannell.) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads...

The newest addition to the Blumhouse collection of horror films, Wolf Man, re-imagines the classic werewolf story for a new generation. Blake is moving his young family to his childhood home in rural Oregon in hopes of becoming a better husband and father. But Blake's plans are ruined when his family is attacked by a horrifying creature on the road. The family must fend off the mysterious monster while Blake undergoes a grotesque transformation. Far from being the first werewolf to howl in Hollywood, Wolf Man draws inspiration from 2010s The Wolfman and 1941s The Wolf Man, exploring similar themes, like generational curses and father-son relationships. However, Wolf Man attempts to stand out from the rest of the pack through several big changes.

Werewolves have long been pillars of the horror genre. In a similar fashion to his 2020 film, Invisible Man, Leigh Whannell's new take on a classic horror...

Beg For My Juice

Trace and I have had another wild month on Horror Queers. We kicked off 2025 with a look at Sophia Takal’s examination of toxic friendships in Into the Dark: “New Year, New You” (listen), then crossed off Quentin Tarantino’s half of the Grindhouse double feature with a discussion of Death Proof (listen). After tackling George Waggner’s 1941 classic The Wolf Man (listen) to tie in to Leigh Whannell’s new film, we’re sucking the juice out of our very first Frank Henenlotter film with 1988’s Brain Damage.

In the film, Brian (Rick Hearst) discovers a parasite named Aylmer (voiced by John Zacherle) has attached itself to his brain stem. Brian becomes addicted to the psychedelic euphoria Aylmer’s blue “juice” gives him, but in return, the slug demands to be fed human victims.

As his (ex) girlfriend Barbara (Jennifer Lowry) and brother Mike (Gordon MacDonald...

Flight Risk landed the top spot at the weekend box office, but the Mark Wahlberg-led action thriller only managed to make an estimated $12 million domestically (per The Numbers). Unfortunately, Lionsgate’s second No. 1 movie of the year — Den of Thieves 2: Pantera being the other — premiered during the lowest-grossing weekend of 2025 ($66.3 million) thus far. Certainly, the NFL stole some audiences as both the NFC and AFC Championship games aired on Sunday, Jan. 26, but it’s still a disappointment for the industry.

Historically, studios aren’t going to open any blockbusters in January because the month is typically a dead zone for the theatergoing experience. However, when compared to 2024, the numbers actually trended upward, even with the much-maligned Flight Risk leading the way. Over the fourth weekend of January a year ago, the box office’s domestic total of $56.6 million tallied $10 million less, even with a far more well-received title,...

Universal Pictures Wolf Man, a reboot of 1941's The Wolf Man but dropping "the," was a highly anticipated reimaging of the classic movie monster, notably since it featured Leigh Whannell as the director after successfully reimagining The Invisible Man. However, reaction to the movie has been far more mixed, earning 53% on Rotten Tomatoes, a C- CinemaScore, and coming in below expectations to open at third place with $12 million over its opening four-day holiday weekend. It certainly looks like Wolf Man is another failed attempt to reboot the most famous cinematic werewolf.

Yet Wolf Man underwent many changes from when it was first announced to the finished project, the most notable that the film was initially set to star Ryan Gosling. Gosling's involvement in Wolf Man, first announced in 2020, left many puzzled. However, it was an exciting pick, one that didn't so much scream obvious stunt-casting like Tom Cruise in The Mummy for The Dark Universe,...

Werewolves are one of the most foundational horror monsters. More flexible in their definition than a vampire, werewolves can appear as large wolves, hulking and salivating beasts, or half-men, half-wolves. No movies are synonymous with the half-man/half-wolf look more than the 1941 classic The Wolf Man and its 2010 remake, The Wolfman. The iconic feral man-beast design was originally created by makeup artist, Jack Pierce, and later recreated by the king of werewolf makeup himself, Rick Baker. Baker’s involvement with The Wolfman was unfortunately limited in post-production. However, he still managed to assemble a wolfman costume that perfectly represented the suffocating gothic horror of the film.

Since the Silent Era of cinema, monsters like werewolves, vampires, and aliens have given audiences some brilliant movies, with recent movies like Nosferatu and Blumhouse's The Wolf Man delivering some great terror. Using isolation to ramp up the fear, these films offer everything from jump scares to non-stop suspense and paranoia as audiences are left to watch as characters are hunted by creatures of the night.

Monsters can bring more to a story than simple horror, with many of the best monster movies exploring themes of morality, religion, and human emotion, using creatures as metaphors. From remakes of beloved B-movies to modern reinterpretations of influential literature, these movies helped make modern horror cinema the powerhouse that it is. For those who loved Blumhouse's modernization of The Wolf Man, there are plenty of other great films to watch.

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Prolific director Robert Eggers has chosen his next project, and this time he will be venturing back in time to the Middle Ages as he tackles werewolves.

According to an exclusive from The Hollywood Reporter, the esteemed Nosferatu director wants to progress from vampires and witchcraft to their mythological cousin in his next project titled Werwulf. He will re-team with his collaborator on The Northman, Icelandic screenwriter and poet Sjón, for this film.

The outlet reports that this project was initially going to be filmed in black-and-white, but that idea has since been dropped. It wouldn't have been the first time Eggers made a black-and-white movie, as that honor goes to The Lighthouse. But Werwulf will have a unique twist in that Eggers intends to feature "dialogue that was true to the time period," using translations and annotations for the "uninitiated in Old English."

Thus far, Eggers has produced all...

It's already been 15 years since the last Wolf Man remake hit theaters for Universal. 15 years in between the two iterations of the iconic werewolf is a long time, but it doesn't mean Universal hasn't been busy with its attempts at a larger pool of classic monster movie remakes. There were a couple of failed attempts, such as Dracula Untold in 2014 and The Mummy in 2017. However, The Wolfman from 2010 was also set to be a big part of Universal's plans. Needless to say, none of these films panned out in the long run. Since 2017, there have been a few changes to Universal's vision of a connected universe of classic monsters. Ultimately, the films have become more independent and completely re-imagined in the last few years.

After James Wan's Atomic Monster merged with Blumhouse in 2022 and Blumhouse acquired a first-look deal with Universal, the fun began for Blumhouse to begin playing...

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Wolf Man.In 2020, Director Leigh Whannell released The Invisible Man, an updated remake of the classic Universal Monster film. It was widely well-received, with a distinct style, so it makes sense that Whannell would be chosen to direct the next iteration of another classic. Whannell's latest project for Blumhouse is a remake of 1941's The Wolf Man, with the more simplistic title of Wolf Man. This very minute title change speaks to one of the bigger changes to the story, turning it into a tighter, more contained story.

The older I get the more I appreciate and connect with Werewolf of London. It is a movie that does not follow the established rules of werewolf movies because it was created in a time before those rules were written. Many, if not most, of the most notable and enduring films of the subgenre deal in externalizing the internal struggles of the young using the metaphor of the beast within. Most of these characters are breaking away from their parents and childhoods, seeking to make their own way in the world.

Though Larry Talbot in The Wolf Man (1941) appears in the mature body of Lon Chaney, Jr., he is in many ways an angsty teenager tormented by the conflicting feelings of simultaneously falling in love for the first time while part of himself that he cannot control wishes to ravage her and tear her to shreds in the process. It...

Fog fetish.

After concluding 2024 with a look at toxic friendships in Into the Dark: “New Year, New You” (listen) and kicking off 2025 by concluding the Grindhouse double feature that we started last summer with a look at Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof (listen) we’re heading back to the world of Universal Monsters in George Waggner‘s 1941 classic The Wolf Man.

In The Wolf Man, Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) returns to Wales to reconcile with his father (Claude Rains) after his brother’s death. While there, he puts the moves on Gwen (Evelyn Ankers), the shopkeeper of a nearby antique shop. The night after he purchases a silver walking cane from Gwen, Larry is attacked and bitten by a vicious wolf, which he then kills. Larry eventually learns that the wolf he killed was, in fact, a man (Bela Lugosi), and that Larry has now inherited a curse...

Spoiler Space offers thoughts on, and a place to discuss, the plot points we can’t disclose in our official review. Fair warning: This article features plot details of Wolf Man.

Of all the Universal monsters, The Wolf Man is perhaps the saddest. A man, aware of his own ticking-clock monstrosity,...

The original 1941 movie The Wolf Man, starring Lon Chaney Jr. set the template for Hollywoods depiction of the werewolf for many years afterwards. It’s huge influence came be seen in the great tales of the genre from An American Werewolf in London to The Howling, Ginger Snaps and even modern classics like Werewolves Within.

After the enjoyable but unremarkable 2010 remake and the abortive attempts to bring the character back as part of their doomed Dark Universe, (find out more in my Invisible Man review!) it seemed Universal had lost their bite when it came to this particular shaggy wolf story.

Enter Leigh Whannell, who after dragging The Invisible Man into the modern era, set his sights on the Wolf Man. In his first Universal monster remake he managed to do something no-one else could – create a masterpiece that made the see-through mad scientist scary again. Because of this, it...

Not counting the January 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, when theaters were closed due to the pandemic, the 2025 MLK weekend is shaping up to be the second-lowest box office weekend in 10 years. Per Deadline, Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King is poised to earn the No. 1 spot with $15.5 million over the holiday weekend, the lowest MLK total since 1997’s Chris Farley/Chris Rock-led Beverly Hills Ninja debuted with $12.2 million.

Deadline reports that the weekend box office across all movies is now estimated at $96.3 million, the second lowest-totals in 10 years and the lowest since 2022. In 2022, the total box office for MLK weekend was $85 million when Scream and Spider-Man: No Way Home debuted with $33.8 and $24.2 million respectively.

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Wolf Man has had an unpromising global debut. The Universal monster remake follows a man (Christopher Abbott) whose lycanthropic transformation threatens the lives of his wife (Julia Garner) and daughter (Matilda Firth), who are trapped in a house with him. The Blumhouse movie was directed by Leigh Whannell, who previously helmed the 2020 remake The Invisible Man to great critical and commercial success. The Wolf Man release began during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend, taking No. 3 at the domestic box office behind the 2024 hit Mufasa: The Lion King and the comedy One of Them Days.

Per Variety, as of Sunday morning, Wolf Man is projected to close out its opening weekend with a worldwide box office gross of $15.3 million. This total comes from an underwhelming $4.83 million haul from 53 international markets, combined with a roughly $10.5 million 3-day domestic total. While the MLK Day holiday weekend sees its domestic projections...

Werewolf movies have been a staple of horror for decades, embodying the primal fear of losing control and becoming a beast. Whether it’s the gothic tragedy of The Wolf Man (1941) or the groundbreaking practical effects of An American Werewolf in London (1981), these films have cemented themselves as cultural icons.

But here’s the thing about werewolf movies—they rarely go stale. Even the bad ones have a certain charm, tapping into the visceral thrill of seeing humans transform into monsters under the glow of a full moon. There’s something timeless about this subgenre, whether it leans into campy B-movie territory, deep psychological horror, or full-throttle gore.

With Wolf Man (2025) now in theaters (and not doing too well), it feels like the perfect time to take a closer look at some of the most notable werewolf films from the 2010s to today. As someone who loves this genre so...

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Wolf Man.

Director Leigh Whannell recently revealed details about a key deleted scene from his 2025 film Wolf Man. A reboot of the 1941 classic The Wolf Man, the new film stars Christopher Abbott as Blake, a family man whose life spirals into horror after a mysterious animal attack begins transforming him into a werewolf. The Wolf Man story, set in rural Oregon, follows Blake and his wife Charlotte (Julia Garner) as they face mounting terror within the confines of his childhood home.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Whannell explained why a scene involving Blake's mother was left out of the final cut. Wolf Man establishes Blake's strained relationship with his father, Grady (Sam Jaeger), in an opening scene where a young Blake encounters a werewolf while hunting. However, the film refrains from featuring Blake's mother, leaving her character and ultimate fate a haunting absence that lingers throughout the story.

Warning: This article contains Spoilers for Wolf Man.

Director Leigh Whannell's 2025 film Wolf Man reimagined Universal's classic 1941 movie, The Wolf Man, following Blake Lovell and his family as they encounter a werewolf on a trip to the mountains. This story in this Wolf Man remake goes deep into Blake's childhood, opening with a scene of him as a kid encountering a werewolf while hunting with his father, Grady. Though it's an engaging glimpse into Blake's troubled and traumatic life, one character is noticeably absent.

The 2025 monster movie Wolf Man refrains from featuring Blake's mother, leaving her character and ultimate fate one of the film's biggest mysteries. The implications of what happened to her before the events of the film hint at an even darker and more profound story centered around Blake's family. As for what happens to his mother in particular, the movie leaves this somewhat ambiguous, but...

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Leigh Whannell’s Wolf Man, a reboot of 1941’s The Wolf Man, has finally landed in the theatres. The opening day collection has been revealed, and it is expected to underperform in its opening weekend. The film, featuring Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, and Sam Jaeger, was released this Friday in the US by Universal Pictures. Keep scrolling for the box office details.

After the success of 2020’s The Invisible Man, Universal pivoted towards the Monster franchise and accepted a pitch by Barbie star Ryan Gosling. He was also set to star in the movie with Derek Cianfrance as the director. However, things did not go as planned, and they dropped out of the project. Whannell came on board with Christopher Abbott in the titular role instead of Ryan Gosling.

According to Luiz Fernando’s report, Wolf Man collected...

Warning! Contains major spoilers for Wolf Man

Leigh Whannell's 2025 take on the classic Universal Studios monster Wolf Man centers around a man turning into a werewolf, but via a strange disease known colloquially as "Face of the Wolf." Whannell's interpretation of the classic story makes some notable changes to the plot points and settings shared by the original Universal Studios The Wolf Man (1941) starring Lon Chaney, Jr. and Joe Johnston's 2010 remake of the same name starring Benicio del Toro. Wolf Man features Christopher Abbott as Blake Lovell, who undergoes the infamous transformation after becoming infected by another creature.

As a young boy, Blake and his father encountered a creature while out hunting in the mountains of Oregon near their home. Blake later overheard his father on a ham radio communicating with a nearby friend about what he saw, what they believed it was, and how they needed to...

Wolf Man has been long in development. Unfortunately, the new take on the popular Universal Monsters character is not a big hit with the audiences.

Leigh Whannell successfully rebooted The Invisible Man five years ago, and he joined his second Universal Monsters project in 2020. Due to scheduling, he departed the project to focus on other films, he returned in 2023 after Derek Cianfrance and Ryan Gosling left the project. Unfortunately, the film was not a huge hit and, after a disappointing Rotten Tomatoes score, Wolf Man debuted with a C- score on CinemaScore.

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Wolf Man is a reboot of the 1941 film The Wolf Man, and stars Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, and Sam Jaeger. It follows a man who is trying to protect...

Wolf Man director Leigh Whannell just lost a significant Rotten Tomatoes streak. The director began his career with the Saw franchise, having directed the short film Saw 0.5 (2003) before writing Saw (2004). He quickly went on to make a name for himself in Hollywood, serving as a writer for the Insidious movies, before going on to become the director of The Invisible Man (2020). His latest project, Wolf Man, sees him return to another classic horror monster. The werewolf's latest adventure was released on January 17 and endured a worrying opening weekend.

After four positive audience receptions in a row, Whannell suffered a major defeat on Rotten Tomatoes with his latest movie. Wolf Man was given a 58% Popcornmeter score, alongside a 54% Tomatometer score. Both results are enough to earn Rotten designations. It marks his first negative audience score since Insidious: The Last Key in 2018. Check out Whannell's role in each release below:

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After the success of The Invisible Man in 2020, Leigh Whannell reunited with Blumhouse for his recently released Wolf Man. Looking back at the success of his first Universal Monsters film, Whannell addressed the chances of a sequel.

Whannell has a long history with the horror genre, as he wrote several films directed by horror vet James Wan, and also helmed several Insidious installments. As he just premiered Wolf Man, a reboot of the 1941 film The Wolf Man, Whannell looked back at his first Universal Monsters project. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, the director revealed that he doesn't feel The Invisible Man needs a sequel.

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Right after the release of The Invisible Man, Whannell and lead actress Elizabeth Moss clarified that the movie...

The werewolf in Wolf Man looks much different than other werewolves featured in movies. Wolf Man was directed by Leigh Whannell, who wanted to portray a new take on the classic monster. The story of Wolf Man follows Blake, who returns to his childhood home in Oregon with his wife and daughter after his dad has officially been declared deceased. While driving to the house, they are attacked by a monster, which scratches Blake. Blake's scratch causes him to slowly and tragically transform into a werewolf.

The cast of Wolf Man includes Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, and Matilda Firth. Abbott portrays Blake, whose appearance and behavior slowly changes throughout the course of the movie as he becomes more wolf than man. By the end of Wolf Man, Blake fully transforms into a werewolf. However, the werewolf in Wolf Man looks much different than in other films, such as 1941's The Wolf Man...

This article contains spoilers for "Wolf Man."

Aging is the ultimate body horror, as it's the long, slow road toward death that every living thing must experience, bar none. This process, as with most body horror, is primarily expressed physically. After all, most people will say that they're mentally as young as they ever were, while they're observing how their body is having issues performing the way that it used to; it's highly common to see a social media post by a 30-something person lamenting their newfound back issues or some such ailment. A person's perception of time passing may make it seem like the years have gone by in a flash, but the slow process of aging allows most people to make the physical transition easier, as it happens nearly imperceptibly.

Yet that perception is drastically challenged when something occurs to change our status quo. In my own experience,...

The reboot of the classic Universal Monsters property The Wolf Man from Blumhouse Productions and The Invisible Man (2020) director Leigh Whannell is now in theatres – and JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray wasn’t very impressed with it, giving it a 6/10 review that you can read Here and describing it as “well-acted, but not very scary.” Now, we want to know, what did you think of Wolf Man? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

The leads of this version of Wolf Man are Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner, both of whom were in the 2011 film Martha Marcy May Marlene. Abbott is taking on the role of a man whose family is being terrorized by a lethal predator. Garner is playing his wife. Sam Jaeger is also in the cast, along with child actress Matilda Firth, playing a character named Ginger: “Female, 10 years old, white. Blake and Charlotte’s daughter.

Editor’s note: this list was originally published in September 2023. It has since been updated to coincide with the release of “Wolf Man.”

Of all the classic horror movie monsters, werewolves, quite frankly, get the short end of the stick. Vampires and zombies have dozens of iconic films to claim as their own, while ghosts and witches pop up in movies all the time. But werewolves? Their great films are fewer and further between.

One of the oldest and most widespread creatures of folklore, the modern idea of werewolves originated from ancient Greek literature before growing into a common figure in European oral traditions. But onscreen, werewolves are less omnipresent — and typically less successful — than those starring significantly younger creatures of the night like vampires. Universal Pictures’ first attempt to bring werewolves to screen, 1935’s “Werewolf of London,” flopped and paled in comparison to masterpieces like “Dracula” and “Frankenstein.” The...

The following contains spoilers for Wolf Man, now playing in theatersWolf Man is the latest reimagining of The Wolf Man, but makes some major changes to the story that played out in the 1941 classic and the subsequent 2010 remake, The Wolfman. As a modern successor to the classic Universal Monster Movie, Wolf Man takes the concept of a werewolf story and twists it into a new form. While there have been dozens of werewolf movies released over the years, all three versions of The Wolf Man focus on a man, estranged from his father and the home he grew up in, returning only to be transformed into a monster.

However, all three versions use this set up to explore different themes and concepts. While The Wolfman does make changes to the 1941 film and reimagines a major character as a deadly villain, they are ultimately fairly similar stories. By contrast, Wolf Man...