Leigh Whannell follows ‘The Invisible Man’ with another update on a classic from the Universal archives, unfolding in an isolated farmhouse in the Pacific Northwest.

"Wolf Man" has moments of suspense and psychological tension but leans too heavily on jump scares and a weak story, says film critic Peter Travers.

Wolf Man star Julia Garner talks her role, watching thrillers with friends, and the scariest moment she left behind in 2024

Leigh Whannell’s “Wolf Man” features striking practical effects and sound design but falters with overused tropes and a lackluster plot.

Leigh Whannell, Corbett Tuck, Lauren Schuker Blum, Rebecca Angelo Starring: Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matilda Firth, Sam Jaeger Rated: R for bloody violent content, grisly images and some language.

Actor Julia Garner has starred in a variety of thrilling movies, with one of her first roles being in the cannibalistic remake of We Are What We Are, while 2023’s The Royal Hotel wasn’t jam-packed with outright terror,

There’s a lot of bouncing back and forth between the farmhouse and the barn and the obligatory Rickety Old Pickup Truck with a Dead Battery; at times it’s reminiscent of that insurance commercial with the chainsaw killer, where the teenagers keep making bad decisions. Of course, there are jump scares along the way, some more effective than others.

Wolf Man writer and director Leigh Whannell shares the difference between directing Julia Garner and Christopher Abbott for the Universal monster horror. Q: How did you change your directing style between directing Julia and Christopher?

Julia Garner stars as a weary wife to Christopher Abbott, who might be transforming into a savage animal, in this cabin-in-the-woods thriller.