Why ‘Spiral’ Director Darren Bousman’s Research Put Him on ‘Every FBI Watch List Possible’

After 15 years away, he had to come up with new traps and kills for the “Saw” sequel’s victims

(Spoiler alert: Do not read on if you haven’t seen “Spiral.”)

After taking an almost 15-year break from the “Saw” franchise, Darren Bousman is back with “Spiral: From the Book of Saw,” which means he had to come up with new, creative traps and kills for the victims in the film.

“We leaned into BDSM a lot,” Bousman told TheWrap. “Since the killer was no longer Jon Cramer, we wanted him to have a different aesthetic. It’s really subtle — we wanted the traps to have more BDSM feel. The tongue trap in the first scene was from a BDSM website… I swear to God I am on every FBI watch list possible.”

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