Filmmaker Ti West returns with another chapter from the twisted world of X in this astonishing follow-up to the year’s most acclaimed horror film. Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions all collide in the stunning, Technicolor-inspired origin story of X’s iconic villain.Full synopsis »

A glorious descent into madness, the low-budget Pearl plays a lot like Psycho–if Norman Bates were to have sex with a scarecrow. Starring Mia Goth and directed by Ti West, the movie is a prequel to X–released earlier the same year–and depicts Pearl as she graduates from cute farmgirl to psychopathic killer. 

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