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October 12, 2005

I Saw Jigsaw -Halloween and horror films

When it comes to Halloween and horror films, no one is as insane about the two as me. So I was “thrilled to the bone” when I got an invite to a party for SAW II and the new SAW (Uncut Edition) DVD, which features never-before-seen deleted scenes and the original short that inspired the franchise [out next Tuesday]. I couldn’t think of a better way to kick off the fright-fest season.

Hosted at Orchid in NYC and sponsored by my friends at STUFF magazine, the event was a macabre sight for horror fans, with bloody stumps/hands hanging from the rafters and strewn around on tables. One of the many highlights of the evening was meeting Donnie Wahlberg, formerly of New Kids on the Block, and the Jigsaw Killer, played by Tobin Bell. Just when I thought things couldn’t get any better, I ran into Leigh Whannell, one of the stars from the first SAW and writer of both films. And for those die hard horror fans who hate water-downed sequels, SAW II promises more blood and enhanced death traps to keep you on the edge of your seat.

The climax of the evening was getting a sneak peek at the soon-to-be infamous “Venus fly trap” contraption. The scene starts with our victim waking up from a drug-induced sleep. His right eye is covered in blood and around his neck is a medal mask that looks like an iron maiden torture device, not yet locked together. His only chance for survival involves a scalpel and a key logged behind his eye, put there by Jigsaw while he was passed out. As if that’s not enough to get our hearts pounding, a timer is counting down the seconds until the mask closes. We’ll have to wait until Halloween though to see if our pretty boy sacrifices an eye to survive or becomes yet another bloody piece to Jigsaw’s bloody puzzle.

Posted by Lance Buckley at October 12, 2005 03:14 PM

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