And nowhere is this thesis clearer or more pure than James Wan's original 2004 film, which sees a brilliant and blood-hungry serial killer forcing folks to make impossible choices in order to save their lives.
How else are we supposed to indoctrinate the next generation into falling head over heels over bear trap mask with one of the core franchises of modern horror? Indeed, the bird's eye premise of 'Escape Room,' - a group of strangers with mysterious pasts being forced to participate in deadly games - is the core principle of the 'Saw' films.
In more ways than one, 'Escape Room' is effectively 'Saw' for kids.
