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."

For better, there's been 2020's The Invisible Man, in which writer/director Leigh Whannell left his supernatural leanings from the Insidious franchise behind for a more sci-fi-rooted horror. His Wolf Man has a similarly grim and grounded approach,

The director of Wolf Man and Invisible Man Leigh Whannell has revealed why he believes Universal’s ‘Dark Universe’ failed. Universal announced their plans in 2017 to create a combined universe, à la the MCU, but with their movie monsters.