You’re guaranteed every October at least one or two horror releases. Whether it be your cookie-cut teen-hungry slasher flick or the spooky poltergeist-esque paranormal thriller with variations in quality, yet most are a hit with cinemagoers.
Ten years ago this month saw the release of SAW, one of the most influential films of the horror-thriller genre. We were not only introduced to the morally ambiguous “Jigsaw”, Tobin Bell, but also his unusual methods of social rehabilitation.
This is the perfect time to take a look at some of the most memorable traps in which Jigsaw’s victims shed a pound of flesh and a whole lot more. Ten years, ten traps.
SAW II – The Needle Pit
Of all Jigsaw’s traps when we see returning character, Amanda, frantically dig through a seemingly bottomless pit of needles to search for a key it makes for incredibly uncomfortable viewing.
It doesn’t have the same gore-factor of previous traps, there are no limbs being ripped apart or other form of horrific self-mutilation but it is an intense scene that will make anyone squeamish.
If you were scared of needles before then this will pretty much cement any phobia you may have. It is viscerally effective, to the point where you can also feel the pain of being in the pit more so than you can with Jigsaws other little toys.
