The Saw movies are the Fast & Furious of torture-porn franchises, as dedicated to doubling down on their original conceit as they are to their sincerely applied, ever-expanding lore. In the series’ ninth outing,
Spiral: From the Book of Saw, someone appears to be following in the footsteps of The Jigsaw Killer, everyone’s favorite murderous philosophy major. Jigsaw has actually been dead since
Saw III in 2006, but
Spiral raises doubts about that statement: It’s the series’ second soft reboot in recent years, and a key question teased in its trailers is whether its grisly puzzle-murders are the work of a copycat, or someone connected to the original killer, John Kramer (Tobin Bell). It wouldn’t be a stretch to assume the latter, given how much the people behind the Saw series care about its sprawling continuity.
Saw series that finds a detective (Chris Rock) caught in the web of someone who appears to be a Jigsaw copycat. The film is one of the most anticipated horror releases of the year, thanks in part to Rock s decision to tackle a project in the genre, but also thanks to the
Saw franchise s lengthy history of making us squirm in our seats through eight brutal films stretching all the way back to 2004.
So, before we experience
Spiral, it feels like a good idea to remind ourselves how we got here. It would be impossible to contain every twist, every trap, every demented game from the franchise in a single summation, but we re going to hit the major beats and the overall vibe of the series along the way. Let s dive into this little game, and of course be warned that there are
Tawny Kitaen Death: Daughters Heartbroken, Know Her Legacy Will Live On Forever
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Tawny Kitaen s daughters, Wynter and Raine, announced her death on her official Instagram account Saturday
The actress and 1980s music video icon died Friday at age 59 at her home in Newport Beach, California
Kitaen s cause of death has not been released
Tawny Kitaen s daughters are grieving over the death of the actress and reality TV personality, but they know her legacy will survive beyond her.
Kitaen, who was a 1980s music video icon, died Friday at age 59 at her home in Newport Beach, California. The Bachelor Party star s daughters Wynter, 28, and Raine, 22, confirmed her passing and thanked their late mother s fans and friends for their support.
10 Forgotten Horror Movie Scream Queens
Underrated horror movie scream queens! From Katie Cassidy to Betsy Russell & more!
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When one hears the term Scream Queen, it is inevitable that a single name pops into your head. Jamie Lee Curtis was the first actress to be given this moniker in the early 1980s after following up her breakout role in Halloween with a series of similar slasher films.
Since then she has become known as the definitive scream queen and proudly owns that title, however a number of equally high-profile actresses have also garnered the title after appearing in a string of scary movies.