Tricycles – Saw
The majority of us learned to ride a bike by starting with a tricycle. It’s a ritual that every good suburban kid is subjected to before they’re permitted to graduate to the much more exciting and more dangerous two-wheeled transportation. My children on the other hand will be thrown straight onto a bike with no three-wheeled preparation. Why, you ask. Because I’ve seen the Saw franchise that’s why! There’s no way I’m letting one of my kids learn how to ride on one of those three-wheeled death traps. Hell, they can learn on a unicycle for all I care, but no tricycles will be found in or anywhere near my house.
Most people would say the puppet was what they were most scared of in those scenes – not me. All puppets are a little freaky. Sure, that one was a bit creepier than say Pinocchio, but regardless, that fear was well instilled long before Saw. However, when that creepy creaking was heard and the terrifying trike slowly rolled onto screen, I knew I could never look at my childhood in the same way.
Seriously, why did that thing have to ride a tricycle? Did I look like that as a little kid? Now I’m freaked out about how creepy I was. If that’s the case I’m definitely burning all the pictures of my childhood. Damn you, Saw.
