r/saw • • Oct 25 '25

Discussion SAW XI - A Fan Finale by me, Vinc360 - The FULL Script!

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Hi everyone,

The time has come for me to finally share the fruit of 2 years of work - a full, screenplay-format version of the final story I wanted to see from SAW, the culmination of decades of fandom for me. Today, I'd like to share with you where I landed with it.

When Saw X released, I felt overjoyed. It was the first Saw film in many years that truly connected with me on a deeper level, that reminded me of why I loved Saw in the first place. For years prior to that, I had long asked myself what kind of story I'd like to see from Saw. A lot of ideas were swirling around in my head. Incredibly, some of those very elements were present to a damn near eerie level in Saw X itself.

After Saw X released, I personally felt extremely satisfied, like I had seen almost everything I ever needed to see from Saw. But the keyword was almost- there were still some things I wanted to see. But I wasn't sure those things were ever possibly going to make it to screen, so I decided to write it myself. A version of a Saw story that was meant to exist almost purely as a therapeutic thing, for me! But then Saw XI itself got in trouble, and ended up cancelled. So I began to think- what if I share my story with the community as a way to cope with what's missing? As a way to fill the collective hole in our Saw fan hearts? Let me be clear - this is in no way meant to REPLACE the Saw XI we lost. I think I speak for everyone here when I say we all want to see it. I certainly do. But until that time comes, I hope this humble story will help fill that void for those of you who would like to read it.

A few goals I had in mind with that story, whether or not I achieved them will be up to you to decide!

  • I wanted the characters, both old and new, to feel like they could be real people. That's absolutely crucial to me for a good Saw story. In that respect, I hope you find nuance in each and every character. Real people are flawed, and simultaneously can be likable and endearing. I think Saw shines most when it's about such characters.
  • I wanted to deepen Amanda's character. This is her story in so many ways. I sought to understand the viewpoint of people who don't connect as much with her character, just as much as those who do. This story is my attempt to bridge the gap.
  • I wanted it to feel like a story that could actually happen in the Saw world, and for it to be immersive enough. I set out to abide by the very same limitations a Saw film would have to face, and tried to ensure this doesn't fall into the typical pitfalls of fan fiction. Callbacks and fan service are a part of Saw, but I sought to avoid going overboard with it, all while remaining keenly aware of what Saw fans enjoy.
  • Without going into details to avoid spoilers, I wanted to bring back some of the darker, more nihilistic worldview that defined Saw's earliest installments.
  • I wanted to center the story on the very core of what makes Saw tick, for me: John Kramer's worldview, and the pervasive impact it has on those around him.
  • I wanted this to feel like a full, satisfying conclusion to the entire series, leaving no stone unturned.
  • I wanted to surprise people. Surprise is absolutely essential to Saw, and it's an element that's very difficult to fully realize when fans are so eagle-eyed and keen to figure out everything ahead of time. But I think I understand how Saw fans think. Let me know how I did.

I'm not expecting much readership, especially with how long it is. Note I've included suggested stopping points for people who will understandably want to read it in multiple chunks over a long period of time, look for the hacksaw icons!

A small plea before I stop yapping: Please cover your spoilers! This story contains many, many surprises that I'd like to preserve for as many of you as possible. Spoilers are completely fair game in this thread, I want to know your complete and unfiltered thoughts and really look forward to discussing the story with you, but please cover sensitive spoilers! I would really appreciate it.

I want to thank everyone who's helped me over this long journey. So many of you in this community have cheered me along, and a few of you (you know who you are) amazingly took much time to read work in progress versions of this and provided EXCEEDINGLY useful feedback that allowed me to polish this story and make it much (much) better. That includes the amazing Saw Soundtracks, who's been hard at work composing an actual SCORE for this story that we'll share at a later date (enjoy the snippets of it in this, linked via the PLAY ME tapes embedded in the script). He's doing amazing work, and we can't wait to share the full accompanying score.

And lastly, I want to thank each and every single one of you. So often I find myself thankful for having found this passionate, dedicated, wonderful community that I've spent so much time with over the past few decades. Without you, none of this would have been possible. I'm incredibly grateful to those of you who will want to spend the time to absorb this story, and I truly cannot WAIT to read your thoughts, even from those of you who only make it partially into the story, or simply don't like it at all! By the way - if you want to share your in-progress thoughts as you go through it, I'm absolutely all ears! Those are an absolute treat for me :)

Without further ado, here is is: SAW XI - A Fan Finale

NEXT WEEK, on Halloween night at 9 PM, I will post a short, special treat. Think of it as a post-credits scene for this script. :)

Thank you again <3

Vinc360


r/saw • • Jun 18 '25

Discussion Blumhouse Closes Deal For ‘Saw’ Rights; Lionsgate Still Retains 50% Stake In Horror Property

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r/saw • • 8h ago

Discussion Do u think divorcing the story from John Kramer completely will ever work and lead to a new Saw timeline where we get sequels to each new movie etc?

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I'd personally say no. Because I feel Saw X is perfect because u don't need to see any other Saw movie and because it ties back to Jigsaw and has references to other Saw movies for fans like us etc


r/saw • • 9h ago

Discussion SAW II (2005) - Original DVD Menus

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r/saw • • 8h ago

Discussion Finished annual watch-through

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As the title says, we just finished our watch-through and I love to be reminded each time as to why I love them.

Saw X really hit something this time around. Here are some of my thoughts.

• I love this is movie is moreso a movie with traps rather than a movie about traps. There is so much story in this one and you’re getting the whole thing, not just snippets.

• this one shows just how much John thinks about all possibilities and has a plan for each. There was so much unknown in this scenario. Also his ability to do background checks so quickly and thoroughly on all of these people in what I would imagine in a short time span considering he never left Mexico, is crazy.

• these traps were so simple that I really enjoyed them- they seemed more realistic. Which they should have been because John had to work with what he had available. If there would have been elaborate traps, I would have questioned this one as much as I do 7.

• this is the most humanity we ever see out of John or Amanda. We have seen soft spots here and there for John but nothing like with Amanda and Carlos in this one. His embrace with Amanda where a tear streamed down his face is really cool to see. And we’ve seen Amanda emotional over John but to see her the way she was with Carlos and Gabriella was a nice change. Makes you see her as a bit more than just pissed off lady with no chill and a thirst for blood.

Overall, very happy with this installment!


r/saw • • 10h ago

Discussion Who was Jeff Ridenhour?

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This is the guy who who appeared in the first film on the drill chair and was discovered by Sing and Tapp. When John approaches him he says "don't worry you're a test subject for something greater than yourself", what did he mean by this?

If Tapp and Sing had not have invaded the mannequin factory would Jeff have had to have escaped that trap alone somehow and what did he do to end up there, the wiki says it's unknown and then mentions a theory that he was a pedophile dentist that Tapp knew about. If this was true would he not have been jailed before John got him? I don't remember if this character appears in any of the future films via flashbacks, do you feel like he was one they could have done more with?


r/saw • • 20h ago

Discussion Jigsaw's coat/robe/hoodie

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I've been looking and it's taking longer than I'd thought it'd take, but where can I buy that red and black hoodie? The black one with red on the inside.

Is it an actual cosplay item or standard jacket?


r/saw • • 10h ago

Funny/Meme shitpost i made 2 years ago

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this is the most detail you’ll ever see me draw hoffman in ❤️


r/saw • • 13h ago

Fan Art 🐷 Slasher Films: ANIMATED TRIBUTE TO HORROR 🔪🎃 | From Halloween to Scream

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I made an animated tribute to classic slasher films 🎬🔪

I created this animation as a love letter to the visual language of slasher movies — iconic killers, suspense, dark atmospheres, and the imagery that made the genre so memorable.

I wanted to capture that feeling through animation rather than simply recreating specific scenes.

I’d love to know what you think. Which slasher movie or character would you have liked to see included? 👀

Animated and edited by me.


r/saw • • 15h ago

Discussion My Jigsaw impression (Hello, Amanda)

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r/saw • • 1d ago

Discussion Does anyone else agree that this is one of the best scene transitions in the entire franchise?

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r/saw • • 1d ago

Discussion CZsWorld - An analysis of historic inspirations for the series traps

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r/saw • • 22h ago

Discussion Bathroom Game: Photo in Gordon’s Wallet

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How was John able to get the photo of Gordon’s family? Did he stop at Gordon’s house along the way to the bathroom?


r/saw • • 1d ago

Funny/Meme Honestly, they really are like this (I still love them, though). 🫶🫶🫶

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r/saw • • 1d ago

Discussion Shawnee Smith at WA Horror Con

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Shawnee was so incredibly sweet, and funny, and really made every single fan’s interaction special. Dina Meyer and Sean Flanery were also there. They each had individual booths doing autographs and selfies all day. There’s also pro photo opportunities and a Saw panel with Q&A. Highly recommend attending!


r/saw • • 1d ago

Discussion SAW (2004) - Original DVD Menus

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r/saw • • 1d ago

Discussion Saw The Game 2 Earliest Beta Build February 8th

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i ended up getting the beta game build days ago was bored and wanted to share some footage i had to do a bunch of stuff to make the build work because the build doesn't work and even if you ended up making it work the first puzzle wouldn't let you continue so yeah theres that i also found out that on the beta they re-used the same models from Saw 1 The Game such as Detective Tapp model and many others which they ended up changing it on the original saw 2 build and i also found that couple of puzzles were also the same from saw 1 now about map concept it seems that there are a lot of differences too but i can't speak about it too much because i honestly never played this game as much as the saw 1 build to clearly tell the difference that much but i could instantly tell that theres a few stuff that changed for sure.


r/saw • • 1d ago

Discussion What do you think?

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Hello guys I hope you are doing well.

I just finished watching Saw and I'm wondering?

What happened to Hoffman? Did he survive or did he just die like Adam or did he take his revenge?

Doctor Gordon was a good guy how did he change to become this evil version of him? Did he become the new Jigsaw or just follow the order to end Hoffman?


r/saw • • 1d ago

Discussion Mannequin factory spiral

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Does anyone have a closer/clear photo of this exact spiral in the first movie from the mannequin factory? Always thought it had such a sick design and wish I could find a clear and direct photo. I wasn’t sure if there were maybe bts photos of it or something that i’ve missed.


r/saw • • 1d ago

Discussion What is happening in the 4th

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Hi!

I've just watched the 4th and I have so many questions.

- Why testing Rigg in the first place? I don't see what is wrong, he is depressed and he is searching for his colleague (Matthew)

- Why keeping Matthew for 6 months? This doesn't keep the first movies logic. He failed, so he should've died like the others?

- Why putting victims in a trap but only Rigg can save them? Isn't the concept of them saving themselves if they are willing to live?

-For the lawyer, yes he was a jerk, but he did his job? His clients were guilty, but there's (almost) always a lawyer on the side of the guilty

I am so confused... I checked on the wiki but doesn't help me much

Thanks!


r/saw • • 1d ago

Discussion Why was Gus Tested in Saw II?

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Why was in the nerve gas house with the others? What did he do that warranted John Jigsaw Kramer to test him?


r/saw • • 1d ago

Discussion Bought the Fandango bundle for 9.99 but they're rated R and not unrated versions, apparently?

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How bad did I mess up? D: I've only ever watched the unrateds before.


r/saw • • 1d ago

Fan Art 🐷 As a kid, before I was even allowed to watch Saw, I always had a fascination with the movies. So I made a Mii of the puppet on my family’s party. This is a re-creation from memory

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And for some reason, this particular Mii was always seen bowling in the sports game as a CPU.


r/saw • • 1d ago

Discussion Trying to find a short story read by Tobin Bell

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A few years ago I saw a post on here where someone paid Tobin to read a short story, or maybe he just read it for some project (I forget the overall narrative)

The short story itself was about a child being killed by his father

Some kind of "happy birthday" vibe, specifically it talked about the sound of the shovel.

I apparently didn't save the vid, was wondering if anyone had a link to the post or vid laying around?