History NightmareFuel / SawI

* The whole ending. Adam thinks he's killed Jigsaw, only to find that the man he killed ''also'' has a cassette player. When he plays the tape and that ClimacticMusic starts up, the corpse in the middle of the bathroom gets up and takes off the piece of brain on the side of his head, revealing it to be fake. He turns, looks down at Adam... and we realize we're looking at the real Jigsaw. ''He was in there with them the entire time''. Then he limps away from a terrified Adam to the industrial door, [[IronicEcho repeating the congratulations he gave Amanda: "Most people are so ungrateful to be alive... but not you. Not anymore."]] It sounds like he's speaking to the audience. [[MeaninglessVillainVictory Him slamming the door shut with a grim "Game over!"]] just adds to the creep factor.

** The Reverse Bear Trap (pictured). Even though Amanda escapes the trap, it's still disturbing. If the reverse bear trap ''had'' activated, then ''her mouth would have been permanently ripped open'' (as Jigsaw puts it himself).

* Tapp's descent into mental instability, as well as his obsession with Lawrence, is pretty creepy if you think about it. This is a former detective, a man who has the resources and training of law enforcement, and he's delusional and absolutely obsessed with Lawrence, convinced that he's the reason his partner is dead. If Jigsaw's game hadn't happened, Tapp would have likely attempted to kill Lawrence himself.
** And for that matter, Sing's death by the quadruple shotgun. Though it's [[NothingIsScarier off-screen at first,]] the amount of blood splattered everywhere is enough to be disturbing. And then [[NauseaFuel we see his head with a massive chunk blown out of it.]]
* The scenes with Zep in Lawrence's apartment, holding his family at gunpoint. Most people only talk about the traps and the games, but that scene is absolutely terrifying, ''especially'' if you have a family. Lawrence can do NOTHING to protect his family and, for all intents and purposes, thinks that they're going to die.
** Particularly painful in that Allison and Diana ''both'' display more distress when their captor is paying attention to the ''other'' than to them. Not only is Allison terrified for her daughter's safety, but little Diana is every bit as afraid for her mother's.

* Lawrence sawing his chained foot off, one of the singular moments that the entire film builds up to from the moment he and Adam first wake up. What makes it ''worse'' was that his head was rational and clear enough to wrap his leg with his shirt to cut off circulation ''and'' to bite on the cloth to withstand the pain. However, he ''wasn't'' rational enough to heed about three characters' statements that the game was over and nothing could be done anymore (or, as so many fans have pointed out, to '''use his shirt to reach the phone''' like he had told Adam before).
** It should be worth mentioning that all we see of the act is just Lawrence starting to cut the foot. [[NothingIsScarier The rest of the scene is just the sound of bones being sawed through and Adam's horrified screaming.]]

** This line in particular: "The key to that chain is in the bathtub." Adam realized with horror that he lost the key when he woke up in the bathtub and unknowingly let it get sucked down the drain. It gets worse in later films, where we find out that Amanda deliberately placed the key in there to sabotage Adam's opportunity to survive.

** The Razor Wire Maze. The cops on the scene noted that the wires cut so deep into the victim, that traces of [[NauseaFuel ''stomach acid'']] were found.

** The Razor Wire Maze. The cops on the scene noted that the wires cut so deep into the victim, that traces of ''stomach acid'' were found.

'''''Saw''''' | ''NightmareFuel/SawII'' | ''NightmareFuel/SawIII'' | ''NightmareFuel/SawIV'' | ''NightmareFuel/SawV'' | ''NightmareFuel/SawVI'' | ''NightmareFuel/Saw3D'' | ''NightmareFuel/{{Jigsaw}}'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/Spiral2021 Spiral]]''-]]]]]

** Adam's screams as John slams the door shut are blood-curdling. They were so horrifying that James Wan, the movie's director and the best friend of Leigh Whannell (Adam's actor), had to leave the room because he was upset and close to crying.

* The whole ending. Adam thinks he's killed Jigsaw, only to find that the man he killed ''also'' has a cassette player. When he plays the tape and that ClimacticMusic starts up, the corpse in the middle of the bathroom gets up and takes off the piece of brain on the side of his head, revealing it to be fake. He turns, looks down at Adam... and we realize we're looking at the real Jigsaw. ''He was in there with them the entire time''. Then he limps away from a terrified Adam to the industrial door, [[IronicEcho repeating the congratulations he gave Amanda. "Some people are so ungrateful to be alive... but not you. Not anymore."]] It sounds like he's speaking to the audience. [[MeaninglessVillainVictory Him slamming the door shut with a grim "Game over!"]] just adds to the creep factor.

* The whole ending. Adam thinks he's killed Jigsaw, only to find that the man he killed ''also'' has a cassette player. When he plays the tape and that ClimacticMusic starts up, the corpse that was in the bathroom during the movie gets up. The piece of brain on the side of his head falls off, revealing it to be fake. He turns, looks down at Adam... and we realize we're looking at the real Jigsaw. ''He was in there with them the entire time''. Then he limps away from a terrified Adam to the industrial door, [[IronicEcho repeating the congratulations he gave Amanda. "Some people are so ungrateful to be alive... but not you. Not anymore."]] It sounds like he's speaking to the audience. [[MeaninglessVillainVictory Him slamming the door shut with a grim "Game over!"]] just adds to the creep factor.
** This line in particular: "The key to that chain is in the bathtub." Adam realizes with horror that he lost the key when he woke up in the bathtub and unknowingly let it get sucked down the drain. It gets worse in later films, where we find out that Amanda deliberately placed the key in there to sabotage Adam.

* The whole ending. Adam thinks he's killed Jigsaw, only to find that the man he killed ''also'' has a cassette player. When he plays it, and that ClimaxMusic starts up, the corpse that was in the bathroom during the movie gets up. The piece of brain on the side of his head falls off, revealing it to be fake. He turns, looks down at Adam... and we realize we're looking at the real Jigsaw. ''He was in there with them the entire time''. Then he limps away from a terrified Adam to the industrial door, [[IronicEcho repeating the congratulations he gave Amanda. "Some people are so ungrateful to be alive... but not you. Not anymore."]] It sounds like he's speaking to the audience. [[MeaninglessVillainVictory Him slamming the door shut with a grim "Game over!"]] just adds to the creep factor.

* Lawrence sawing his foot off, one of the singular moments that the entire film builds up to from the moment he and Adam first wake up. What makes it ''worse'' was that his head was rational and clear enough to wrap his leg with his shirt to cut off circulation ''and'' to bite on the cloth to withstand the pain. However, he ''wasn't'' rational enough to heed about three characters' statements that the game was over and nothing could be done anymore (or, as so many fans have pointed out, to '''use his shirt to reach the phone''').
** Should be worth mentioning that all we see is Lawrence starting to cut his foot off. [[NothingIsScarier The rest of the scene is just the sound of bones being sawed through and Adam's horrified screaming.]]
* At the end of the film, after TheReveal, John Kramer, the Jigsaw Killer, limps away from a terrified Adam to the industrial door, [[IronicEcho repeating the congratulations he gave Amanda. "Some people are so ungrateful to be alive... but not you. Not anymore."]] It sounds like he's speaking to the audience. [[MeaninglessVillainVictory Him slamming the door shut with a grim "Game over!"]] just adds to the creep factor.

* The ending, when Adam thinks he's killed Jigsaw, only to find that the man he killed ''also'' has a cassette player. Then while he plays it, and that awful music starts up, the corpse that was in the bathroom during the movie gets up. The piece of brain on the side of his head falls off, revealing it to be fake. He turns, looks down at Adam... and we realize we're looking at the real Jigsaw. ''He was in there with them the entire time''.
** This line in particular: "The key to that chain is in the bathtub." Adam realizes with horror that he lost the key when he woke up in the bathtub and unknowingly let it get sucked down the drain. It gets worse in later films, where we find out that Amanda deliberately placed the key in there to sabotage Adam.

* Lawrence sawing his foot off, one of the singular moments that the entire film builds up to from the moment he and Adam first wake up. What makes it ''worse'' was that his head was rational and clear enough to wrap his leg with his shirt to cut off circulation ''and'' to bite on the cloth to withstand the pain. However, he ''wasn't'' rational enough to heed about three characters' statements that the game was over and nothing could be done anymore. (Or, as so many fans have pointed out, to '''use his shirt to reach the phone'''.)

* The flashbacks

* The Razor Wire Maze. The cops on the scene noted that the wires cut so deep into the victim, that traces of ''stomach acid'' were found.
* The Flammable Jelly trap, as it's easily the most Sisyphean. You'd practically have to enter the combination twice over to get it from start to finish, all while being extra careful not to get the candle anywhere near your body or the wall.
* The Reverse Bear Trap (pictured). Even though Amanda escapes the trap, it's still disturbing. If the reverse bear trap ''had'' activated, then ''her mouth would have been permanently ripped open'' (as Jigsaw puts it himself).

* The parking garage. Seeing a pig-masked figure [[NothingIsScarier silently crawl out of the back of Lawrence's car]] is fucking horrifying.

* The ending, when Adam thinks he's killed Jigsaw, only to find that the man he killed ''also'' has a cassette player. Then while he plays it, and that awful music starts up, the corpse that was in the bathroom during the movie gets up. The piece of brain on the side of his head falls off, revealing it to be fake. He turns, looks down at Adam...and we realize we're looking at the real Jigsaw. ''He was in there with them the entire time''.
** This line in particular: "The key to that chain is in the bathtub." Adam realizes with horror that he lost the key when he woke up in the bathtub and unknowingly let it get sucked down the drain. It gets worse in later films, where we find out that Amanda deliberately placed the key in there to sabotage Adam.
* Adam's {{flashback}} to his capture: he falls asleep in his apartment, and when he wakes up, the power's gone out. He picks up his camera and uses the flash to make his way through the pitch-black apartment, eventually getting startled when something giggles demonically behind him - a creepy-as-hell puppet someone’s left on his chair. After taking a baseball bat to it, he walks over to the closet, opens it, and activates the flash... The entire scene is extremely tense, with no music and barely any sound. Every time Adam takes a photo, you expect the flash to reveal something horrible... and then it does, when he gets ambushed by a terrifying figure (later revealed to be Amanda) in a pig mask.

* At the end of the film, after TheReveal, John Kramer, the Jigsaw Killer, limps away from a terrified Adam to the industrial door, [[IronicEcho repeating the congratulations he gave Amanda. "Some people are so ungrateful to be alive... but not you. Not anymore."]] It sounds like he's speaking to the audience. [[MeaninglessVillainVictory Him slamming the door shut with a grim "Game over!"]] just adds to the creep factor.
** Adam's screams as John slams the door shut are blood-curdling. They were so horrifying that James Wan, the movie's director and the best friend of Leigh Whannell (Adam's actor), had to leave the room because he was upset and close to crying.

* The Flammable Jelly trap, as it's easily the most Sisyphean. You'd practically have to enter the combination twice over to get it from start to finish, all while being extra careful not to get the candle anywhere near your body or the wall.
* Adam's {{flashback}} to his capture: he falls asleep in his apartment, and when he wakes up, the power’s gone out. He picks up his camera and uses the flash to make his way through the pitch-black apartment, eventually getting startled when something giggles demonically behind him - a creepy-as-hell puppet someone’s left on his chair. After taking a baseball bat to it, he walks over to the closet, opens it, and activates the flash... The entire scene is extremely tense, with no music and barely any sound. Every time Adam takes a photo, you expect the flash to reveal something horrible... and then it does, when he gets ambushed by a terrifying figure (later revealed to be Amanda) in a pig mask.
* The Reverse Bear Trap (pictured). Even though Amanda escapes the trap, it's still disturbing. If the reverse bear trap ''had'' activated, then ''her mouth would have been permanently ripped open'' (as Jigsaw puts it himself).

[[caption-width-right:350:GAME OVER.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Think of it like a reverse bear trap, my friend.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Think of it like a reverse bear trap...]]

* Tapp's descent into mental instability, as well as his obsession with Lawrence, is pretty creepy if you think about it. [[AdultFear This is a former detective, a man who has the resources and training of law enforcement, and he's delusional and absolutely obsessed with Lawrence,]] convinced that he's the reason his partner is dead. If Jigsaw's game hadn't happened, Tapp would have likely attempted to kill Lawrence himself.

* The scenes with Zep [[AdultFear in Lawrence's apartment, holding his family at gunpoint.]] Most people only talk about the traps and the games, but that scene is absolutely terrifying, ''especially'' if you have a family. Lawrence can do NOTHING to protect his family and, for all intents and purposes, thinks that they're going to die.

** This line. "The key to that chain is in the bathtub." Adam realizes with horror that he lost the key when he woke up in the bathtub and unknowingly let it get sucked down the drain. In later films, we find out that it was Amanda who sabotaged him.

* Adam’s {{flashback}} to his capture: he falls asleep in his apartment, and when he wakes up, the power’s gone out. He picks up his camera and uses the flash to make his way through the pitch-black apartment, eventually getting startled when something giggles demonically behind him - a creepy-as-hell puppet someone’s left on his chair. After taking a baseball bat to it, he walks over to the closet, opens it, and activates the flash... The entire scene is extremely tense, with no music and barely any sound. Every time Adam takes a photo, you expect the flash to reveal something horrible... and then it does, when he gets ambushed by a terrifying figure (later revealed to be Amanda) in a pig mask.

'''''Saw''''' | ''[[NightmareFuel/SawII Saw II]]'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/SawIII Saw III]]'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/SawIV Saw IV]]'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/SawV Saw V]]'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/SawVI Saw VI]]'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/Saw3D Saw 3D]]'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/{{Jigsaw}} Jigsaw]]'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/Spiral2021 Spiral]]''-]]]]]

'''Saw''' | ''[[NightmareFuel/SawII Saw II]]'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/SawIII Saw III]]'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/SawIV Saw IV]]'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/SawV Saw V]]'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/SawVI Saw VI]]'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/Saw3D Saw 3D]]'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/{{Jigsaw}} Jigsaw]]'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/Spiral2021 Spiral]]''-]]]]]

''[[NightmareFuel/SawI Saw]]'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/SawII Saw II]]'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/SawIII Saw III]]'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/SawIV Saw IV]]'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/SawV Saw V]]'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/SawVI Saw VI]]'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/Saw3D Saw 3D]]'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/{{Jigsaw}} Jigsaw]]'' | ''[[NightmareFuel/Spiral2021 Spiral]]''-]]]]]

* [[NightmareFuel/{{Saw}} Main franchise]]
* ''NightmareFuel/SawII''
* ''NightmareFuel/SawIII''
* ''NightmareFuel/SawIV''
* ''NightmareFuel/SawV''
* ''NightmareFuel/SawVI''
* ''NightmareFuel/Saw3D''
* ''NightmareFuel/{{Jigsaw}}''
* ''[[NightmareFuel/Spiral2021 Spiral]]''

* At the end of the film, after TheReveal, John Kramer, the Jigsaw Killer, limps away from a terrified Adam to the industrial door, [[IronicEcho repeating the congratulations he gave Amanda. "Some people are so ungrateful to be alive... but not you. Not anymore."]] It sounds like he's speaking to the audience. [[MeaninglessVillainVictory That he slams the door shut with a grim "Game over!"]] just adds to the creep factor.
* Adam's screams as John slams the door shut are blood-curdling. They were so horrifying that James Wan, the movie's director and the best friend of Leigh Whannell (Adam's actor), had to leave the room because he was upset and close to crying.

* Tapp's mental instability, as well as his obsession with Lawrence, is pretty creepy if you think about it. [[AdultFear This is a former detective, a man who has the resources and training of law enforcement, and he's delusional and absolutely obsessed with Lawrence,]] convinced that he's the reason his partner is dead. If Jigsaw's game hadn't happened, Tapp would have likely attempted to kill Lawrence himself.

* The parking garage. Seeing Jigsaw [[NothingIsScarier silently crawl out of the back of Lawrence's car]] is fucking horrifying.
* Lawrence sawing his foot off. What makes it ''worse'' was that his head was rational and clear enough to wrap his leg with his shirt to cut off circulation ''and'' to bite on the cloth to withstand the pain. However, he ''wasn't'' rational enough to heed about three characters' statements that the game was over and nothing could be done anymore. (''And, as so many fans have pointed out, to try to use his shirt to reach the phone.'')

* Adam’s {{flashback}} to his capture: he falls asleep in his apartment, and when he wakes up, the power’s gone out. He picks up his camera and uses the flash to make his way through the pitch-black apartment, eventually getting startled when something giggles demonically behind him - a creepy-as-hell puppet someone’s left on his chair. After taking a baseball bat to it, he walks over to the closet, opens it, and activates the flash... The entire scene is extremely tense, with no music and barely any sound. Every time Adam takes a photo you expect the flash to reveal something horrible... and then it does, when he gets ambushed by a terrifying figure (later revealed to be Amanda) in a pig mask.

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/saw_bear_trap_mask_8.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Think of it like a reverse bear trap...]]