Wolf Man is the latest Universal Monster to get a modern treatment, but the film falls short of its renowned predecessor.

The writer-director was partially inspired by a close friend who died of ALS, but ultimatley lost a scene involving the affliction: "That's definitely one that hurt when I took it out."

Wolf Man director Leigh Whannell has explained the horror film's end credits tribute and the personal story behind it. The latest incarnation of the classic movie monster features Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner as a couple who are attacked by a vicious creature, one that can cause its victims to transform into something just as horrifying.