How far would you go for fame? Mia Goth dreams of being a star, but creates a living nightmare in Ti West's twisted prequel to X.

A24 presents Ti West's prequel to last year's widely acclaimed sexy-slasher-horror X. Mia Goth is back as Pearl, a lonely young woman with a deep, dark desire to be adored. Trapped on their rural Texan farm with her delibitated father and her severely devout mother, Pearl will do whatever it takes to leave that place behind.

Set amidst the disastrous backdrop of the Spanish Flu pandemic which devastated the planet following WWI, Pearl is both an exploration of the challenges of early 20th century America, and an interrogation into the psychological damage loneliness and dissatisfaction can trigger. Paying homage to horrors of the 1970s, Pearl could not be further from the average period piece.

Sometimes, desire really can be maddening.