20 years ago, Saw made an indelible impact on the horror genre. Not only did it usher in the so-called “torture porn” subgenre that would become synonymous with the aughts, but it also launched the career of filmmaker James Wan, who has firmly cemented his place among the masters of horror with follow-ups like The Conjuring and Insidious.

In the two decades since, the lucrative franchise has spawned nine sequels — 2005’s Saw II, 2006’s Saw III, 2007’s Saw IV, 2008’s Saw V, 2009’s Saw VI, 2010’s Saw: The Final Chapter, 2017’s Jigsaw, 2021’s Spiral: From the Book of Saw, and 2023’s Saw X — with a worldwide box office total of over $1 billion.

Despite being often maligned by detractors for its mindless sadism, fans are just as much invested in the series’ soap opera-esque melodrama as the innovative death traps. Formulaic though the general plots may be, the non-linear storyline is deceptively intricate — especially considering new entries were being churned out annually with little foresight for much of the franchise’s history.

As is the case with any long-running franchise, every entry has its advocates and critics. The original film is generally considered the gold standard, but Saw II and Saw X are among the fan favorites as well, with Saw VI championed as something of a dark horse. The rest vary depending on how you feel about the various Jigsaw apprentices, traps, storylines, and creative forces involved.

To commemorate the 20th anniversary, Lionsgate has released Saw: 10-Film Collection, a box set that collects all ten films on Blu-ray, DVD, and Digital. Beyond that, details regarding the contents were not specified — so here is the bloody rundown.

23 discs are included: all 10 films on Blu-ray and DVD, plus bonus DVDs with more extras for the first three installments. The discs themselves are identical to their respective individual releases. I didn’t expect any new special features — the archives are already bustling with extras — but matching disc art could have improved the presentation.

The slipcase is striking. Three double-sided art cards featuring some of the franchise’s most iconic characters — Tobin Bell as John Kramer, Cary Elwes as Dr. Gordon, Shawnee Smith as Amanda, Chester Bennington as Evan, Billy the puppet, and Jigsaw in his pig mask — are included, along with the main cover design. If you so desire, you can swap out the front-facing artwork.

The discs within are stacked across 12 spindles in an extra-wide DVD case. Inconvenient to navigate and not particularly sturdy, retrieving your desired movie feels like a low-stakes Jigsaw game. It saves considerable shelf space, however, holding all 10 movies in the width of less than four standard cases. The contents are detailed below.

Saw Blu-ray special features:

• Audio commentary by director James Wan, writer/actor Leigh Whannell, and actor Cary Elwes
• Audio commentary by producers Mark Burg, Gregg Offman, and Oren Koules
• Game Changer: The Legacy of Saw
• Saw: The Original Short Film
• Hacking Away at Saw
• Alternate storyboard sequence
• Theatrical trailer

Saw DVD special features:

• Director’s Art Gallery
• Full Disclosure Report: Piecing Together Jigsaw
• Jigsaw’s Workship
• Saw 2 on-set preview

Saw II Blu-ray special features:

• Audio commentary by director Darren Lynn Bousman, production designer David Hackl, and editor Kevin Greutert
• Audio commentary by executive producer James Wan and writer/executive producer Leigh Whannell
• The Scott Tibbs Documentary
• Gregg Hoffman: In Memoriam
• The Story Behind the Story

Saw II DVD special features:

• The Making of Saw II
• Zombie short film with optional commentary by director Darren Lynn Bousman
• Play Me set-top game
• Theatrical trailer

Saw III Blu-ray special features:

• Audio commentary by director Darren Lynn Bousman, writer/executive producer Leigh Whannell, and executive producers Peter Block and Jason Constantine
• Audio commentary by director Darren Lynn Bousman, editor Kevin Greutert, and director of photography David A. Armstrong
• Audio commentary by producers Oren Koules and Mark Burg
• The Traps of Saw III
• The Props of Saw III
• The Writing of Saw III
• Amanda: The Evolution of a Killer
• Darren’s Diary
• Deleted scenes
• Theatrical trailer
• Theatrical teaser

Saw III DVD special features:

• Jigsaw’s Plan trivia game
• Choose the Death
• “Killer Inside (Messed Up World Remake)” music video by Hydrovibe
• Looking Tortured
• Filmmaker Favs
• Saw IV sneak peek

Saw IV Blu-ray special features:

• Audio commentary by director Darren Bousman and actor Lyriq Bent
• Audio commentary by producers Oren Koules and Mark Burg and executive producers Peter Block and Jason Constantine
• Darren’s Video Diary
• The Traps of Saw IV
• The Props of Saw IV
• Deleted scene
• “I.V.” music video by X Japan
• Theatrical trailer

Saw V Blu-ray special features:

• Audio commentary by director David Hackl and first assistant director Steve Webb
• Audio commentary by producers Oren Koules and Mark Burg and executive producers Peter Block and Jason Constantine
• The Pendulum Trap
• The Cube Trap
• The Coffin Trap
• The Fatal Five
• Slicing the Cube: Editing the Cube Trap
• Theatrical trailer

Saw VI Blu-ray special features:

• Audio commentary by producer Mark Burg and executive producers Peter Block and Jason Constantine
• Audio commentary by director Kevin Greutert and writers Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton
• The Traps of Saw VI
• Jigsaw Revealed
• A Killer Maze: Making Saw: Game Over
• “Your Soul is Mine” music video by Mushroomhead
• “Ghost in the Mirror” music video by Memphis May Fire
• “In Ashes They Shall Reap” music video by Hatebreed
• “Genocide (Saw VI Remix)” music video by Suicide Silence
• Theatrical trailer

Saw: The Final Chapter Blu-ray special features:

• Audio commentary by producers Oren Koules and Mark Burg and executive producer Peter Block
• Audio commentary by writers Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton
• Deleted and extended scenes
• “Goliath” music video by Karnivool
• “Cocaine Chest Pains” music video by Kopek
• “Pass Out” music video by I-Exist
• “Hageshisa To” music video by Dir En Gray
• “Full of Regret” music video by Danko Jones
• 52 Ways to Die
• Theatrical trailer

Jigsaw Blu-ray special features:

• Audio commentary by producers Oren Koules and Mark Burg and executive producer Peter Block
• I Speak for the Dead: The Legacy of Jigsaw documentary
• The Choice is Yours: Exploring the Props

Spiral: From the Book of Saw Blu-ray special features:

• Audio commentary by director Darren Lynn Bousman, writer Josh Stolberg, and composer Charlie Clouser
• Audio commentary by producers Oren Koules and Mark Burg
• The Consequences of Your Actions: Creating Spiral
• Drawing Inspiration: Illustrated Trap Breakdowns
• Decoding the Marketing Spiral
• Teaser trailer
• Theatrical trailer

Saw X Blu-ray special features:

• Audio commentary by director/editor Kevin Greutert, cinematographer Nick Matthews, and production designer Anthony Stabley
• Reawakening documentary
• Drawing Inspiration
• Make-up department trap tests
• Deleted scenes
• Theatrical trailer

The first seven installments are presented with 5.1 Dolby Audio, while the latter three feature Dolby Atmos sound. Jigsaw also has a unique 2.0 Dolby Audio track “optimized for late-night listening.” Although the discs feature the unrated/director’s cuts for the first seven entries, the included digital copies are, unfortunately, the R-rated theatrical counterparts.

With Saw XI due out September 27, the box set’s shelf life before becoming outdated is less than a year. There’s nothing to entice double dipping for those who own prior releases, but it’s a convenient way for newcomers to collect the entire Jigsaw saga thus far in one tidy package.

Saw: 10-Film Collection is available now via Lionsgate.

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It’s a new month and a new month brings new horror. In this first full week of March 2024, EIGHT new horror movies are on the way, coming to theaters, VOD, and even the big screen.

Here’s all the new horror releasing March 5 – March 10, 2024!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

First up, Breaking Glass Pictures has released Beware of the Boogeyman, a psychological thriller written and directed by Calvin Morie McCarthy, on VOD outlets today, March 5.

“In this chilling tale, Dr. Tristian MacKenzie embarks on her first day of orientation at the Silverdale Psychiatric Hospital for the criminally insane. There, she encounters the enigmatic Dr. Moon, who reveals a series of bizarre cases involving five patients and their shared delusion.

“As Dr. MacKenzie delves deeper into the unsettling files, she unravels a web of intrigue and horror that challenges her understanding of reality. With each revelation, the line between sanity and madness blurs, leading to a heart-stopping climax that will leave audiences on the edge of their seats.”

Elissa Dowling, Airisa Durand, and Chynna Rae Shurts star.

Alice Maio Mackay, the filmmaker behind So Vam and Bad Girl Boogey, is back with new movie T-Blockers, and Dark Star Pictures released the film on VOD outlets today.

In the film, “In small-town Australia, a nightmare is brewing. Sophie is a young filmmaker obsessed with finding a thought-to-be long-lost film. Meanwhile, an earthquake unleashes ancient parasites in the area that thrive on hatred, causing outbursts of violence. Now Sophie and her friends, struggling with dating and their undesirable jobs, must also face off against an ancient evil that spreads like wildfire.” Lauren Last, Lewi Dawson, Joe Romeo, Chris Asimos, Joni Ayton-Kent, Stanley Browning, and Lisa Fanto star.

“I am really excited to once again be partnering with Dark Star Pictures – this time for the North American release of T-Blockers, my third feature,” said Mackay. “As both a 17-year-old (when the movie was made) and a trans woman, I wanted to create an empowering story that is ultimately about taking back, owning, and celebrating the right to be oneself!”

Because it’s worth reiterating, Mackay, who co-wrote the script with Benjamin Pahl Robinson, made her third feature film at the age of 17. Maio Mackay and Erin Paterson produced.

Do you need a new best friend? Lionsgate and Blumhouse introduce teddy bear Chauncey in their upcoming horror movie Imaginary, playing only in theaters on Friday, March 8.

DeWanda Wise (Jurassic World Dominion) stars and produces.

“Jessica moves back into her childhood home with her family. Her youngest stepdaughter Alice develops an eerie attachment to a stuffed bear named Chauncey she finds in the basement. Alice starts playing games with Chauncey that begin playful and become increasingly sinister. As Alice’s behavior becomes more and more concerning, Jessica intervenes only to realize Chauncey is much more than the stuffed toy bear she believed him to be.”

The film also stars Tom Payne, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, Veronica Falcon, and Betty Buckley. The screenplay is by Jeff Wadlow & Greg Erb & Jason Oremland.

Blumhouse’s Jason Blum will produce, with Jeff Wadlow (Cry Wolf, Kick-Ass 2, Truth or Dare, Fantasy Island, The Curse of Bridge Hollow) producing and directing.

A24 is back in theaters this week with Love Lies Bleeding, a revenge thriller from Saint Maud director Rose Glass that has been earning rave reviews on the festival scene.

Fresh off the World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival 2024, Love Lies Bleeding is coming to theaters Friday, March 8. You can watch the latest official trailer below.

Katy O’Brian stars alongside Kristen Stewart (Underwater) in the upcoming film from A24, which is said to be “a romance fueled by ego, desire and the American Dream.”

Meagan wrote in her Sundance review, “With a visionary at the helm and an impressive cast willing to follow along with every wild turn thrown at them, Love Lies Bleeding makes for a captivating ‘80s set crime thriller unafraid to get deeply weird and ultra-violent.”

In the film, “Reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of Lou’s criminal family.”

Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brian (“The Walking Dead”), Dave Franco (“The After Party”), Ed Harris (“Westworld”), Anna Baryshnikov (“Dickinson”) and Jena Malone (“Goliath”) star.

Acclaimed director and double BAFTA nominee Rose Glass teams with A24 and Film4 for the new film. Glass directed from a script she co-wrote with Weronika Tofilska.

The legend of the Frogman comes to the screen in the new found footage horror movie Frogman, which will be unleashed onto VOD outlets on Friday, March 8.

In Frogman, “In the summer of 1999, a 12-year-old named Dallas Kyle captured footage of the mythical Frogman, but no one believed it was real. Twenty years later, Dallas, now an amateur filmmaker struggling to turn his passion into a career, returns to Loveland with friends Amy and Scotty determined to obtain irrefutable proof that the Frogman exists.

“But what starts as an innocent documentary soon turns into a Lovecraftian nightmare as Dallas uncovers the horrific secrets hidden beneath Loveland’s idyllic surface.”

Nathan Tymoshuk, Chelsey Grant, Benny Barrett and Justen Jones star.

Meagan Navarro wrote in her mini review out of Popcorn Frights 2023, “Director Anthony Cousins takes on the cryptic Frogman via found footage in his feature directorial debut, co-written with John Karsko. In it, a trio of friends embarks on one final filmmaking hoorah before life takes them in separate directions. But in their bid to make one last attempt to capture the elusive cryptid Frogman on camera, they find far more than they ever bargained for.”

“Frogman adheres to the standard found footage blueprint and tropes, drawing heavily from The Blair Witch Project and Willow Creek as the trio starts by interviewing Loveland, Ohio, locals about their town’s cryptid mascot,” Meagan’s review continues. “Friction between the friends gets brought to the surface as they get closer to the truth. While Cousins’ debut doesn’t offer any narrative surprises and makes strange style choices for the camera, it makes up for it with impressive creature effects. The more the humans invade the Frogman’s turf, the more delightfully weird and gnarly things get. It’s an SFX showcase with delightfully deranged mythology that makes this one worth the price of admission.”

The late Julian Sands (Warlock) leaves behind a few final roles, one of which is upcoming horror movie The Piper. It’s coming to select theaters and VOD on Friday, March 8.

Charlotte Hope (The Conjuring Universe’s The Nun) also stars.

In The Piper, “A young composer is given the opportunity of a lifetime when she is tasked with finishing her late mentor’s concerto. She soon discovers that playing the music summons deadly consequences, leading her to uncover the disturbing origins of the melody and the evil force it has awakened: the Pied Piper.”

Erlingur Thoroddsen wrote and directed The Piper.

Fans of films like Vacancy and Motel Hell may want to check out the next motel-set horror movie, titled Night Shift and being released by Quiver Distribution on VOD this Friday.

In the upcoming horror film, “While working her first night shift at a remote motel, a young woman, Gwen Taylor, begins to suspect that she is being followed by a dangerous character from her past. As the night progresses, Gwen’s isolation and safety, however, are made all the more worse when she starts to realize that the motel might also be haunted.”

Phoebe Tonkin, Madison Hu, Lamorne Morris, Patrick Fischler, and Christopher Denham star.

Paul and Ben China make their directorial debut with Night Shift.

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Emmy nominee Sydney Sweeney (“The White Lotus”, “Euphoria”) stars in NEON’s psychological horror film Immaculate, which comes to movie theaters on March 22, 2024.

But Bloody Disgusting wants YOU to see the movie a bit earlier than that. We’re presenting sneak preview screenings of Immaculate in select theaters on Wednesday, March 13!

There are 12 special sneak screenings across the US, each of them presented by Bloody Disgusting. All screenings start at 7 PM local. GRAB YOUR TICKETS RIGHT NOW!

Locations include…

• Alamo Drafthouse Downtown Brooklyn – NY
• Plaza Theater – Atlanta
• AMC River East – Chicago
• Alamo Drafthouse Lake Highlands – Dallas
• AMC Metreon – San Francisco
• Regal Edwards Greenway Grand Palace – Houston
• Alamo Drafthouse Sloans Lake 8 – Denver
• AMC Disney Springs 24 – Orlando
• Harkins Theatres Tempe Marketplace 16 – Phoenix
• Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Park North – San Antonio
• AMC Mission Valley 20 – San Diego
• AMC Georgetown 14 – Washington, DC

The film reunites Sydney Sweeney with director Michael Mohan (The Voyeurs), who directed from a script by Andrew Lobel. Watch the official trailer for Immaculate below.

Sweeney stars in Immaculate as Cecilia, a woman of devout faith who is offered a fulfilling new role at an illustrious Italian convent. Her warm welcome to the picture-perfect Italian countryside is soon interrupted as it becomes clearer to Cecilia that her new home harbors some dark and horrifying secrets.

Immaculate also stars Simona Tabasco (“The White Lotus”), Alvaro Morte (“Money Heist”), Benedetta Porcaroli (“Baby”), and Dora Romano (The Hand of God).

Sweeney and Jonathan Davino produce for Fifty-Fifty Films alongside David Bernad (The Mule, “The White Lotus”), who developed the project with Sweeney following their collaboration on the Emmy-winning “The White Lotus,” along with Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Heimler producing for Black Bear.

Black Bear’s John Friedberg and Christopher Casanova executive produce along with Will Greenfield (“Euphoria”).

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Universal, Blumhouse and producer James Wan’s Night Swim is currently available for $19.99 PVOD rental at home, and a Digital and physical media release is coming soon.

Night Swim is yours to own on Digital March 12 and Blu-ray & DVD on April 9.

BONUS FEATURES ON DIGITAL, BLU-RAY^TM AND DVD:

• MASTERS OF FEAR – Horror legends Jason Blum and James Wan discuss why they chose to collaborate on this project, what drew them to this story and why first-time director, Bryce McGuire, was the perfect man for the job.
• DEMONS FROM THE DEPTHS – Dive into the world of special effects and learn how the creatures in NIGHT SWIM were created to withstand the trials of filming underwater.
• INTO THE DEEP – Go beneath the surface and hear from cast and crew on the physical and technical work that went into creating a movie that contains so many underwater sequences.
• MARCO POLO – Director Bryce McGuire breaks down the pivotal scare scene and how the film took a simple children’s game and turned it into a nightmare.
• FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH CO-WRITER/DIRECTOR BRYCE MCGUIRE

Direcred by Bryce McGuire, Night Swim was released into theaters on January 5, 2024. The horror movie managed to scare up $51.8 million at the worldwide box office this year.

Meagan Navarro wrote in her review for BD, “McGuire’s feature expansion [of his short film, also titled Night Swim] showcases more ways to mine terror from the aquatic concept, buoyed by a great cast, but a familiar formula and simplified mythology threaten to sink it all.”

Based on the acclaimed 2014 short film by Rod Blackhurst and Bryce McGuire, the film stars Wyatt Russell (The Falcon and the Winter Soldier) as Ray Waller, a former major league baseball player forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness, who moves into a new home with his concerned wife Eve (Oscar^® nominee Kerry Condon, The Banshees of Inisherin), teenage daughter Izzy (Amélie Hoeferle, this fall’s The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) and young son Elliot (Gavin Warren, Fear the Walking Dead).

Secretly hoping, against the odds, to return to pro ball, Ray persuades Eve that the new home’s shimmering backyard swimming pool will be fun for the kids and provide physical therapy for him. But a dark secret in the home’s past will unleash a malevolent force that will drag the family under, into the depths of inescapable terror.

Night Swim is written and directed by Bryce McGuire (writer of the upcoming film Baghead) and is produced by James Wan, the filmmaker behind the Saw, Insidious and The Conjuring franchises, and Jason Blum, the producer of the Halloween films, The Black Phone and The Invisible Man. The film is executive produced by Michael Clear and Judson Scott for Wan’s Atomic Monster and by Ryan Turek for Blum’s Blumhouse.

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While you wait for the Killer Klowns from Outer Space video game this June, the cult classic 1980s movie is getting a brand new 4K Ultra HD release from Scream Factory!

Scream Factory has announced today that they’ve upgraded Killer Klowns from Outer Space to the 4K Ultra HD format, with a 4K SteelBook release also coming soon.

The 4K SteelBook features brand new art, which you can preview below. As for the 4K release in standard packaging, it features the original poster art for the 1988 horror-comedy.

These new releases celebrate the 35th anniversary of the beloved horror movie, and multiple different bundles that are available for pre-order on Scream Factory’s website include exclusive slipcovers, a retro prism sticker, an enamel pin set, a lobby card set, and more.

You can browse the various different pack-ups now to learn more!

They’re all available on May 14, 2024.

Stephen Chiodo directed Killer Klowns from Outer Space, working alongside brothers Charles Chiodo and Edward Chiodo on the film’s script and iconic Klowns costumes.

Grant Cramer and Suzanne Snyder star alongside the late John Vernon. In the film, “Aliens who look like clowns come from outer space and terrorize a small town.”

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