Leigh Whannell’s horror film Wolf Man hopes to join Den of Thieves 2: Pantera at the top of the weekend’s box office when it opens on January 17th, but judging by the mixed reviews from critics, it’s unclear how likely that’ll be.

Leigh Whannell's 'Wolf Man' is a thrilling experience that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat. Read the full review on Dread Central.

Fans of “SCTV” may remember a “Monster Chiller Horror Theatre” episode in which Joe Flaherty’s late-night host, Count Floyd, mistakenly programs a made-up Ingmar Bergman film, “Whispers of the Wolf,” thinking it’s a simple werewolf picture instead of a moody,

Leigh Whannell tempers the scares in Wolf Man, but ups the family melodrama, offering a tragedy in the classic Universal Monster tradition.

But once the movie kicks into high gear, it doesn’t find a way for all of its ideas to fit together. Amid a time of quiet conflict, Blake receives documentation that his father (Sam Jaeger) has been declared dead after being missing for a number of years and that he has inherited his estate.

Leigh Whannell did a brilliant job of modernizing "The Invisible Man," but werewolves prove much harder to tame.