The SAW franchise is now in the hands of Blumhouse in the wake of Saw X, but the franchise’s birthplace can be traced back to the raucous midnight screening at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. That small but significant piece of horror history is just a sliver of the annals of Sundance being honored at the upcoming 2026 edition […]
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The SAW franchise is now in the hands of Blumhouse in the wake of Saw X, with the company recently acquiring the franchise rights from Twisted Pictures. Blumhouse has acquired “the library, the ten previous movies, all of the ancillaries, roller coaster, escape rooms, all of it” as part of the deal, with a new […]
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2024 marks the 20th anniversary of Saw. As part of the year-long celebration, Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures round up the cast and crew — specifically, stars Tobin Bell and Cary Elwes, writer Leigh Whannell, producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules — at this month’s Beyond Fest 2024 for a Q&A following a screening of the […]
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We want to play a game, readers. To celebrate 20 years of James Wan and Leigh Whannell’s twisted franchise, Bloody Disgusting and Lionsgate are teaming up to give away three (3) copies of this year’s brand new Saw 10-Film Blu-ray Collection to a few lucky fans. Spanning 17 hours in total, this set includes every […]
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It’s back! Epic Games has announced that their annual Fornitemares event for Fortnite will be arriving on October 11, and with it comes the expected crossovers. And while Michael Myers and Alan Wake aren’t in the cards this year, we instead have Billy the Puppet from Saw and Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre joining […]
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Can you believe it’s been 20 YEARS since James Wan and Leigh Whannell burst onto the scene with the original SAW? While we’re not getting a new installment in the franchise until next year, the original classic returns to theaters on the road to Halloween. Tickets are available NOW through Fathom Events for the 20th anniversary re-release of SAW, which […]
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Can you believe it’s been 20 YEARS since James Wan and Leigh Whannell burst onto the scene with the original SAW? While we’re not getting a new installment in the franchise until next year, we’ve learned today that the original classic returns to theaters this Halloween. Tickets are available starting today through Fathom Events for […]
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Beyond Fest 2024 announced today its complete, insanely packed slate of programming comprising 82 features, including 16 World Premieres, 4 International Premieres, 1 North American Premiere, 3 US Premieres, and 25 West Coast Premieres. Buckle up for 15 days of cinematic mayhem. The fest returns to Los Angeles for its 12th edition spanning September 25 […]
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Six Flags Fright Fest is giving Halloween Horror Nights a run for its money this year, with Variety previewing the impressive lineup of franchise-based haunted houses this morning. Much like Universal Studios, Six Flags is going IP-heavy for Fright Fest 2024, with franchises including Saw, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Trick ‘r Treat in the […]
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20 years ago, Saw made an indelible impact on the horror genre. Not only did it usher in the so-called “torture porn” subgenre that would become synonymous with the aughts, but it also launched the career of filmmaker James Wan, who has firmly cemented his place among the masters of horror with follow-ups like The […]
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From its modest beginnings as a railroad link to Los Angeles, CA and Salt Lake City, UT in 1905 to its mob-led urbanization in the 1930s as a gambling mecca (and later a family-friendly mega resort with the arrival of Howard Hughes in the 1960s), Las Vegas, Nevada has long served as a draw to […]
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What are the highest grossing horror movies of all time? More specifically, what are the highest grossing horror franchises of all time? On the list of the Top 20, only FIVE franchises in the history of the genre have crossed the $1 billion mark. Can you guess which ones? Franchises including The Purge, A Nightmare […]
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The SAW franchise has been collected together in various different sets over the years, with new ones usually coming along whenever new installments join the twisted saga. There was a SAW 7-film Blu-ray Collection as well as an 8-Film Blu-ray Collection – and they’re both criminally cheap on Amazon, selling for just over $10! – […]
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After a wildly successful Off-Broadway run in New York, SAW The Musical: The Unauthorized Parody of Saw not only will extend it’s run but launch a national tour as well. SAW The Musical continues Off-Broadway at AMT Theatre (345 West 45th Street) through June 23, 2024. The national tour begins in LA with a six-week run beginning […]
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From the mid to late aughts, October horror was dominated by one word: Saw. In an impressive streak, the grisly franchise celebrated seven straight years with a new entry just in time for Halloween. Though sequels have been sporadic since the 2010 film Saw: The Final Chapter, this autumn brought another tale from Jigsaw’s world […]
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