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Billy the Puppet and Leatherface join Call of Duty for Halloween event The Haunting of Verdansk

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With Halloween fast approaching, Activision is ramping up the horror on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Warzone this evening at 11pm PDT with the special Halloween event The Haunting of Verdansk, which features new modes, new weapons, a Trick or Treat reward system and two iconic movie villains from the Saw […]

Ranking The Ten Most Impactful Slasher Movie Franchises

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EJ Moreno ranks the ten biggest slasher franchises… From Halloween to Hellraiser, slashers are a huge part of what makes horror so great. But who is the king of the kills? Which slasher franchise ranks as the best of the best? Below, our host EJ Moreno dives into the ten biggest slasher franchises of all […]

Spiral: From the Book of Saw director discusses Chris Rock’s character

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Revisiting the franchise that he called home years ago, director Darren Lynn Bousman’s return to the Saw universe is shaping up to be an epic experience. And he’s bringing along a new face to the horror franchise as Chris Rock makes his genre debut in the upcoming Spiral: From the Book of Saw. Rock plays […]

Spiral director says the film will expand the Saw mythology and bring a fresh tone to the franchise

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Spiral: From the Book of Saw director Darren Lynn Bousman has discussed how the ninth film in the long-running Saw horror franchise will compare to the previous instalments. During an appearance on The Boo Crew Podcast (via Bloody Disgusting), Bousman revealed that Spiral looks and feels like a Saw movie, but will also something completely different especially with the […]

Spiral: From the Book of Saw director on whether he’s open to more Saw sequels after directing four instalments

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Although Spiral: From the Book of Saw has recently been delayed by Lionsgate to May 21st, 2021, director Darren Lynn Bousman has discussed his future with the Saw franchise moving forward. In an interview with ComicBook.com, Bousman admitted that after directing three previous Saw films a decade ago he thought he would never return to the franchise but now, […]

Tobin Bell endorses another actor to take on the role of John Kramer/Jigsaw

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Although Tobin Bell has had a long career as an actor, he’s perhaps best known amongst horror fans as John Kramer a.k.a. Jigsaw in the Saw franchise. While Bell’s future as the character is currently unclear, he has offered his support on another actor taking on the role in future instalments. In a recent interview […]

New international poster for Spiral: From the Book of Saw

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Following on from last month’s teaser trailer, Lionsgate has now unveiled a new international poster for the next instalment in the Saw franchise, Spiral: From the Book of Saw featuring Chris Rock; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Saw co-creator Leigh Whannell reveals Chris Rock expressed his interest in the franchise to him years ago SEE […]

Spiral: From the Book of Saw receives an R-rating

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As a surprise to no one who is even remotely familiar with the franchise, Spiral: From the Book of Saw has received an R-rating, as with all eight previous instalments in the horror series. Reported by Bloody Disgusting, Spiral: From the Book of Saw has officially been rated “R” for “sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture, pervasive […]

Saw co-creator Leigh Whannell reveals that Chris Rock expressed his interest in the franchise to him years ago

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The news that Chris Rock was to executive produce and star in a brand-new instalment in the Saw franchise was a surprise to everyone. However, according to Saw co-creator Leigh Whannell, who wrote the screenplay for the first three movies, Rock had expressed his interest in working on a Saw title with him at a party back in 2015 […]