What Is the Pearl Horror Movie Series?
Pearl is a 2022 slasher horror film and the fourth installment in the X film series. It serves as a prequel to the 2022 film X, exploring the origin story of the elderly antagonist Pearl.
Plot and Setting
Set in 1918 Texas, the film follows Pearl, a young woman with dreams of stardom who becomes increasingly unhinged while caring for her strict father and bedridden mother on a remote farm.
Reception and Franchise Context
The film was directed by Ti West and praised for its stylized visuals and Mia Goth's performance. It expands the timeline of the X franchise, which also includes the 2023 sequel MaXXXine.
For more details on the X series timeline, see X film series.
