In 2004, Saw introduced audiences to the torturous traps of John Kramer, known as the Jigsaw killer, an individual with a penchant for judging the actions of others and bringing them to justice via his brand of punishment.
As the brainchild of film school graduates (now major film-making moguls) James Wan and Leigh Whannell, the low-budget original flick became a financial and critical hit, ushering in a new era for the genre as one of the best horror movies. For the next six years, each October would see the release of another chapter in Kramer's soap opera.
