Saw (franchise)

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Saw is an American horror media franchise created by James Wan and Leigh Whannell. It began with the eponymous 2004 film and quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. It has expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, comic books, music, theme park attractions, and merchandising including toys, masks, and clothing. Saw is the fifth highest-grossing horror franchise of all-time, and was named by Guinness as "the most successful horror franchise in history" in 2010. The series follows the fictional serial killer John "Jigsaw" Kramer and his accomplices. Kramer is introduced in Saw and is further developed in the subsequent films. Rather than killing his victims directly, he places them in life-threatening situations known as "tests" or "games", subjecting them to physical or psychological torture in an attempt to test their will to survive and, in his view, rehabilitate them. In 2003, Wan and Whannell made a short film to help pitch a feature...

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