Official novelization of Pearl (2022), Ti West's prequel to X, co-written by West and star Mia Goth and released by A24. In 1918 Texas, during the influenza pandemic, Pearl, a young woman on the brink of madness, tends to her ailing father under the bitter watch of her devout mother while lusting after the glamorous life she has seen in the movies; her ambitions, temptations and repressions collide with violent consequences. Written by Tim Waggoner, four-time Bram Stoker Award-winning American horror author; printed in throwback pocket-sized paperback format with cover art by Matt Ryan Tobin, with details drawn from West and Goth's original screenplay. Distributed through MACK.