In 2003, two film students from Australia (James Wan, and Leigh Whannell) made a gruesome short about a serial killer who places victims in twisted scenarios that force them to either kill themselves or other victims, thereby “cleaning” the killer of any association to the murders. The goal of this short, was to pitch it to various studios and actors in hope of having a full-length distributed.
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Leigh Whannell | David |
| Paul Moder | Cop | |
| Katrina Mathers | Nurse | |
| Dean Francis | Body |
Directing |
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| James Wan | Director |
Production |
| Darren McFarlane | Producer |
Writing |
| Leigh Whannell | Writer |