Following the Saw franchise’s return with last year’s Jigsaw, it now appears than a ninth Saw outing is in the pipeline.

As reported by Bloody-Disgusting, Twisted Pictures has early plans for yet another entry in this fan favourite series. The outlet claims that plans are at an extremely early stage right now, and that this next Saw movie is merely in the infancy of first conversations right now. BD does go on to say that Jigsaw directors Michael and Peter Spierig won’t be back for any further Saw efforts.

Jigsaw was quite the hit for Twisted Pictures and Lionsgate, with the film taking home $100 million from a reported budget of just $10 million. And that’s the key to so many modern-day horror franchises: that the relatively low cost of making these films means significant profit margins can be hit. After all, this is a similar formula used for popular franchises of recent years like The Conjuring, Insidious and Paranormal Activity.

As ever, expect more on any further Saw movies if and when they do indeed continue to develop.