Stephen King offers high praise for MaXXXine, A24’s upcoming slasher film. Written and directed by Ti West, this horror movie serves as the third installment in Wests thrilling X film series, which began with the release of X in 2022. Following the great reception to X, a prequel titled Pearl quickly followed just months after its predecessor’s release, and now MaXXXine which brings backs Mia Goth, the series lead, and adds other new names like Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan is set to serve as a direct sequel to X.