X Horror Series Movies: Release Order
The X series represents a modern masterclass in horror filmmaking, with Ti West crafting a trilogy that spans decades while maintaining tight narrative connections. This release order watch list preserves the filmmaker's intended experience, allowing viewers to discover Pearl's backstory after witnessing her terrifying actions in the initial film.
Starting with X establishes the core mystery and horror, while Pearl follows as a revelatory prequel that recontextualizes the events. MaXXXine then continues Maxine's story directly, completing the trilogy's exploration of ambition, trauma, and survival across different eras of American horror cinema.
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X
A group of young filmmakers in 1979 attempt to shoot an adult film at a remote Texas farmhouse, but their elderly hosts have deadly intentions for the unwelcome visitors.
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Pearl
Trapped on her family's isolated farm, Pearl dreams of a glamorous life like the movies while caring for her ailing father under her overbearing mother's watch. Her burning ambitions and dark impulses begin to dangerously collide in this psychological horror prequel.
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MaXXXine
In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star Maxine Minx pursues her dream of mainstream acting success while a mysterious killer targets the city's starlets.
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Other Film Series
Darkman
Sam Raimi's cult superhero-horror trilogy following a disfigured scientist who becomes a vigilante.
Halloween
The iconic slasher franchise following masked killer Michael Myers across multiple timelines and reboots spanning over four decades.
REC
Spanish found footage horror franchise following a demonic infection outbreak, featuring intense apartment building quarantine scenarios and their devastating consequences.
Saw
A horror franchise centered on the elaborate death traps and moral philosophy of serial killer John Kramer, known as Jigsaw.
Silent Hill
Horror films based on the acclaimed video game franchise, exploring the nightmarish town of Silent Hill through interconnected and standalone stories.
Voodoo
A curated collection of films exploring voodoo, hoodoo, and vodou practices through horror, thriller, and supernatural storytelling.