The first reactions suggest that Whannell's Wolf Man may be a hit in the same way the original film was in 1941. The original has a Certified Fresh rating of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes from 43 reviews, ...

Lycanthropy, as Claude Rains states in the 1941 film ... the uniform of Shelley Duvall in The Shining (1980), it’s clear Wolf Man has those same aspirations towards spiralling madness.

aka 1941’s The Wolf Man. In the 2025 movie, Christopher Abbott steps into the role previously played by Claude Rains: a man bitten by a werewolf who is then plagued by lycanthropy himself.

and Claude Rains as Lawrence’s father, John. The Wolf Man is streaming on Peacock, AppleTV+, AMC+ and Shudder. 1943: Lon Chaney Junior (1906 - 1973) as the hairy horror and Bela Lugosi (1882 ...