Ti West's 2022 horror movie X the features a terrifying villain with decidedly human motivations, and thanks to the prequel the Mia Goth Pearl killer's backstory explained in full makes the character one of the most well-rounded in the genre's modern arrivals. Ti West's "erotic horror" X opened to rave reviews from the horror community, with critics noting X's desire to return to a well-trodden slasher formula that firmly acts as a poignant homage to classics such as John Carpenter's Halloween and Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

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