Is the movie SAW based off actual events?

Factual Questions
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I heard from several sources that the movie Saw…the gory, R rated suspense trilogy, was based on actual events?

My sources couldn’t rememebr who the guy was (go figure), and upon my research i could only find one that might even come close to fitting the discription of Jigsaw…H.H. Holmes…Cecil has done an article on him in the past, about his mansion of death with all of these trap doors and hidden goodies.

Can anybody confirm SAW is based on real events?

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It certainly reminds me of The Erie Collar Bomber.

3

Wow, that does seem very much like Saw, amazing story.

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The movie is not based on an actual serial killer, no. The screenwriter Leigh Whannell (who also starred as Adam) said that he was inspired by elements of other horror films. It’s worth noting, I suppose, that the story for “Saw” was very similar to the one from a 2000 film called “Den.”