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*SPOILERS* ‘Spiral: From the Book of Saw’ Featurette: The Evolution of the Franchise’s Traps! [Exclusive]
Don’t say I didn’t warn you, but this exclusive look behind the scenes of Lionsgate’s Spiral: From the Book of Saw spoils the film’s big reveal. For those who have seen the ninth film in the SAW franchise, let the cast and crew talk you through the evolution of the films and their traps.
“When we started with the first SAW movie – [it was] somewhat of a necessity because it was a low budget independent movie – our traps were kind of based on a concept of something Jigsaw built in his garage out of pieces of stuff he found in the junkyard,” explains Executive Producer Daniel Jason Heffner, who adds: “When we started this one we made the conscious choice to go back more towards basics.”
“One of the reasons the traps look different is because John Kramer was an engineer by trade,” Producer Oren Koules adds.
Darren Bousman‘s franchise relaunch Spiral: From the Book of Saw (read Meagan’s review) is now available on Digital HD with a 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital), Blu-ray Combo Pack (plus DVD and Digital), DVD, and On Demand release set for July 20.
Spiral stars Chris Rock & Samuel L. Jackson and follows a sadistic mastermind who unleashes a twisted form of justice…
“Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran (Jackson), brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks (Rock) and his rookie partner (Max Minghella) take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer’s morbid game.”
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Katharine Isabelle Battles Cosmic Horror in Exclusive ‘Junction Row’ Teaser Trailer [Fantasia 2026]
Among Fantasia 2026‘s massive final wave of programming this morning is Raven Banner’s Lovecraftian creature feature Junction Row, starring Canadian horror icon Katharine Isabelle, and we’re exclusively unveiling the teaser trailer.
Junction Row will celebrate its World Premiere at Fantasia on July 28.
Watch a housing compound fall under siege from Lovecraftian creatures more dangerous than drug dealers in the trailer below.
Junction Row follows “Juno, a recovering addict who leaves a fringe housing compound for a better life, leaving her beloved Ruby behind. When she learns that Ruby has gone missing, Juno returns, only to find Junction Row has become a hotbed of criminal activity, but she encounters much more than menacing drug dealers on her mission to find Ruby.”
Isabelle stars as Juno, with Natalie Brown (FX’s The Strain) as Ruby.
The creature feature marks the feature debut by director Ashlea Wessel, who has directed festival-favorite shorts like 2018’s “Tick” and 2020’s “Weirdo”.
Wessel co-writes Junction Row with Clown in a Cornfield author Adam Cesare and Matt Serafini.
Katharine Isabelle is coming off a brief appearance in Kane Parsons’ Backrooms, and more recently appeared in holiday horror It’s a Wonderful Knife. The horror icon is arguably best known for her turn as the eponymous werewolf in Ginger Snaps and for her roles in American Mary and Freddy vs Jason.
Fantasia teases that Junction Row tells “a story where the fear of the unknown isn’t confined to what lies above, but what waits beneath.”
Stay tuned for more from Fantasia as the festival gets underway later this month.