Ti West’s ‘X’ Approaching $10 Million at the Box Office

Ti West‘s new slasher movie X was released by A24 in theaters on Thursday, March 17, scaring up $4.4 million in its opening weekend across 2,865 theaters in the United States. In its second weekend of release, X has fallen to the #6 spot on the box office charts, with the current domestic total at […]

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A Glass Eye Pix and Larry Fessenden Restrospective is Coming to NYC’s MoMA

Filmmaker and horror icon Larry Fessenden has developed an extensive career creating and supporting independent horror. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is celebrating with a retrospective of Fessenden and Glass Eye Pix, the New York independent production shingle headed by the genre auteur. Running March 30 through April 19, the retrospective will run 26 feature films and […]

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“Can I Handle the Seasons of My Life?” – The Surprising Emotional Horror of Ti West’s ‘X’

It’s a pretty good rule of thumb that if you’re making a horror movie and you’re also making a prequel origin story for that movie’s villain before it’s even released, you better be pretty damn sure that you came up with one hell of a compelling villain. Not that there has been any established precedent […]

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‘X’ in Real Life – The True Story of the Ray & Faye Copeland Killings

Warning: This article contains some spoilers for the movie X.  Of all the wonderful things to appreciate about A24 and Ti West’s X, the film creates two villains out of an elderly couple whose motives include jealousy, bitterness, and insatiable sexual desires— something so rare and refreshingly different to witness in a slasher movie or […]

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‘X’ Director Ti West on Tricky Alligators and Capturing Period Authenticity [Interview]

This interview contains some spoilers for X. Ti West’s X, out in theaters now, unleashes a full-throttle, savage throwback slasher with surprising humor (my review). Shortly after the film’s SXSW premiere, Bloody Disgusting chatted with West about his covert love letter to filmmaking and the planned trilogy. As West explains in the second part of […]

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Ti West’s ‘X’ Pulls in $4.4 Million in Debut Weekend; Prequel ‘Pearl’ Coming Soon!

A24 released Ti West‘s new movie X over the weekend – West’s first movie in 10 years! – a slasher that is one of the wilder movies you’ll find playing in mainstream wide release this year. Honestly, the fact that X was even released in theaters was a big win already for the horror genre, […]

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‘X’ Director Ti West on Surprising Savvy Horror Fans and a Potential Trilogy!

Ti West‘s X made its world premiere at SXSW and arrives in theaters on March 18, unleashing a full-throttle, savage throwback slasher with surprising humor (my review). Shortly after the premiere, we sat down with West to discuss his unique approach to building tension in his latest, which makes innovative and unique editing techniques. The filmmaker also […]

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11 New Horror Movies Releasing This Week Including Ti West’s ‘X’!

It’s another big week for the horror genre, with a whopping 11 brand new horror movies headed our way. And once again, they’re all originals – no remakes, no sequels, no reboots! This week’s most hotly anticipated release is Ti West‘s X, which is playing only in theaters this weekend courtesy of A24. But that’s […]

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‘X’ Movie Review – Ti West Goes Full-Throttle on Savagely Funny and Intense Throwback Horror

Bloody Disgusting’s X movie review is spoiler free. It’s been almost an entire decade since writer/director Ti West‘s last horror feature, The Sacrament. Far too long. Luckily, West ensures that the wait has been worth it with A24’s X, an homage to the gritty indie horror of the ’70s but with savage style and a deranged […]

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Ti West Unveils Teaser for Surprise ‘X’ Prequel ‘Pearl’ at SXSW!

Ti West’s X made its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival last night, ahead of its theatrical release on March 18, 2022. At the Q&A after the premiere, West saved the best for last- a trailer for an already filmed X prequel, titled Pearl. Ti West’s Pearl, shot in secret on location in New Zealand, is currently in […]

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Get a Taste of the ‘X’ Soundtrack With Chelsea Wolfe’s Cover of “Oui Oui Marie” [Listen]

Announced earlier this year, the feature film score for Ti West‘s highly-anticipated X has been scored by none other than Tyler Bates, who also collaborated with Chelsea Wolfe on the project! A24 announced today that the whirlwind score by “west coast goth queen” (Rolling Stone) drops on March 25th, one week after X hits theaters, from Sargent House. Chelsea Wolfe transforms […]

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Jenna Ortega Faces Down More Horror in New Images from Ti West’s ‘X’

Ti West (The Roost, The House of the Devil, The Innkeepers, V/H/S) is back with brand new A24 horror movie X, another 2022 horror release starring on-the-rise actress Jenna Ortega. Jenna Ortega was recently seen in the new Scream movie as well as horror-comedy Studio 666, and her role in Tim Burton’s upcoming Addams Family series […]

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‘X’ – Exclusive Photo from Ti West’s A24 Movie Teases Death by Pitchfork!

Friday the 13th fans take note of this exclusive new look at X, A24’s porn-themed slasher that hails from horror favorite Ti West (The Roost, The House of the Devil, The Innkeepers, V/H/S). Ti West makes a long-awaited return to horror with X, a brand new horror movie being distributed by the arthouse horror masters […]

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“Bleeders DIEgest” – Jocelin Donahue and Natalie Alyn Lind Star in Latest Episode of BD’s Original Podcast

Bleeder’s DIEgest delivers weekly original audio horror short stories via the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. Each new “issue” is designed to be a fully immersive theatrical experience along with music and sound design. Select episodes feature guest performers from the horror community as well as your favorite films, including Sara Paxton (The Innkeepers // The […]

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Character Posters for Ti West’s ‘X’ Are Dying to Show You a Good Time

“Dying to show you a good time.” Ti West makes a long-awaited return to horror with X, a brand new horror movie being distributed by the arthouse horror masters over at A24 (The Witch, Hereditary, Midsommar). Now, new character posters have arrived courtesy of the film’s official Twitter account, hot on the heels of SXSW announcing the film as […]

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