The studio that previously brought you the classic stable of Universal Monsters films, misfiring modern attempts like Tom Cruise's "The Mummy" and the Dark Universe that wasn't to be, and genuinely inspired course corrections such as Leigh Whannell's "The Invisible Man" in 2020 has now set its sights on the next highly-anticipated horror update. Universal is clearly taking the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" strategy by bringing Whannell right back into the fold and allowing him to work his distinctive magic all over again -- this time, with none other than the latest retelling of "Wolf Man." The famous story of unsuspecting victims succumbing to the grisliest of transformations when the moon turns full is a tale almost as old as cinema itself, but it's safe to say we've never seen it unfold quite like this.

At least, that appears to be the main takeaway from the earliest reactions to "Wolf Man,...