Some survivors of Jigsaw's tests managed to outthink the traps and make the necessary sacrifices, while others failed and faced dire consequences. While he claims to not be a serial killer ...

Even the simplest Jigsaw scenario was more interesting than ... In a film loaded with gnarly traps — the Needle Pit, Razor Box and so on — here's the worst. One poor dude has only 60 ...

But not all traps are created equal—especially once you start factoring in Jigsaw’s apparently inexhaustible supply of cut-rate apprentices, students, and Costas Mandylors from the sequels ...

If you're unfamiliar with the basic premise, it goes like this: Saw’s villain, Jigsaw, doesn’t technically murder his victims: he puts them in intricate traps, and lets them decide how far ...

Horror series are known for escalating gruesomeness. The body count in the original film often feels downright cute in comparison to a few sequels later, when barely anyone in the cast is left ...

In the film, a sadistic killer known as Jigsaw kidnaps his victims and forces them to suffer through elaborate traps and games. What made the movie so complex was the revelation that Jigsaw picks ...

The series became known for the creative traps and gore mastered by the Jigsaw Killer. I've watched nine films, and I'd only recommend the first, second, and sixth movies. Watch: "Saw" (2004 ...

There’s an eerie, intimate voyeurism to the traps in the first Saw, which often feature peepholes through which Jigsaw gives himself a front-row seat. But by the seventh entry, that voyeurism ...

A version of this essay on the convoluted lore of Saw was originally published in 2021, to coincide with Spiral’s release. It has been updated throughout for the release of 2023’s Saw X.