Make A Wish Maybe..

Blog Harbor Prompt 22

Prompt #22: What plot twist (it can be from any movie, television show, book, video game, etc.) surprised you the most?

Movie.

What a wonderful question, and I thought of many but here is the first that creeped in and I'm sure its had the same effect on everyone who has seen this movie. I have only watched this the once, since the sub genre of body horror doesn't tic any boxes for me and looking back the trailer is not very good either, but the ending still shocks me till this day.

Billy the puppet laughing is something you never forget the sound of. Two men kidnapped, wake in a remote, dirty bathroom, chained to the pipes and a dead body on the floor between them. One has a bullet, the other a rusty hacksaw. A hour and a half of mental choices no one would want to make. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy horror but not this kind, so for this to have such a lasting impact on me is quite a feat.

Low budget film, crazy profits. A bunch of spin offs were made but none has the impact of the cliff hanger of the first. The dead body on the floor being alive and being Jigsaw. I was so surprised I jumped up off the couch. James Wan made his mark with this movies and has moved on to make some beauties I enjoyed very much. I often get told I should enjoy all the Saw movies since I enjoy horror, but it's not like that, gore and body horror aren't what I see as horror, old houses, creature feature, ghosts, demons, hauntings are my thing. I know I'm suppose to be brighter but this is fantastic, both for the ending but how simply effective it was for keeping me on my toes with fear, unknown, and wanting more.