These horror movie kills are gnarly! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most shocking and brutal kills in Ti West’s horror films “X” and “Pearl.”
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most shocking and brutal
00:11kills in Ty West's horror films X and Pearl.
00:15As we'll be revealing characters' fates, a spoiler warning is now in effect.
00:1910.
00:20Jackson Hole X, Vietnam veteran turned adult film actor
00:28Jackson Hole was by all accounts one groovy guy.
00:32Unfortunately, the well-endowed star didn't know what he was getting himself into when
00:36he agreed to make an X-rated film on a rural Texas farm.
00:39He certainly didn't anticipate Howard and Pearl, the elderly couple who own the farm,
00:44to be his ultimate undoing.
00:45While out looking for his wife, a shotgun-wielding Howard sets his sights on Jackson.
00:51After telling his unwelcome guest about his inadequacies in the bedroom, he accuses the
00:55war vet of enticing his old lady.
01:10With frustrations boiling over, Howard doesn't hesitate in pulling the trigger on his double-barreled
01:15gun, blowing Jackson straight into a watery grave offscreen.
01:219.
01:23Pearl's Father, Pearl In Ty West's prequel film, Pearl, artitulist
01:30psychopath, can be seen continuously mistreating her paralyzed father by means of abuse and
01:35neglect.
01:38He is also subjected to the horrors of watching his murderous daughter spiral out of control.
01:53And so, it was only a matter of time before the infirm dad met his own dire fate.
02:01Completely helpless and unable to fight back, Pearl uses a pillowcase to suffocate him to
02:05death.
02:20His body is left to decompose in the family home alongside his wife, Pearl's mother, Ruth.
02:25It's a grisly end for Pops, one that caps off Pearl's complete removal of her parents.
02:308.
02:31Lorraine Day, X Upon its release, many fans assumed that Jenna
02:35Ortega's character Lorraine would survive the slasher carnage in X.
02:39They were wrong.
02:40That's because the Hollywood It Girl would serve as yet another victim of Pearl and Howard's
02:45onslaught.
02:48Living in the unhinged couple's cellar, Lorraine realizes the direness of her situation when
02:52she discovers a dead body is down there with her.
02:59After being trapped, Lorraine luckily manages to break free with help from Maxine.
03:03Unluckily, her dash to freedom is cut short thanks to a shotgun blast from Howard.
03:17Ortega's character's demise marked a gasp-inducing moment, making it clear absolutely nobody
03:23was safe.
03:247.
03:25Wayne Gilroy, X Wayne Gilroy is the producer of the adult
03:28film being made in X.
03:33A good ol' boy with a way with words, Gilroy eventually finds himself on the wrong end
03:37of some farm equipment.
03:52You see, when the film's distraught director R.J. goes missing, Gilroy sets out to find
03:57him.
03:58Wandering into Pearl and Howard's barn, the producer steps on a nail.
04:03His problems only get worse when he decides to peer through some holes in the wall after
04:07noticing movement outside.
04:09It's then that he is met with a pitchfork blow to the eyeballs.
04:16We'd like to say he didn't see it coming, but, well, you know.
04:206.
04:21The Projectionist, Pearl From one pitchfork killing to another we go,
04:24as an unlucky movie theatre projectionist made the mistake of upsetting Pearl in the
04:29worst way.
04:30What makes this killing especially shocking is the fact that the young man was Pearl's
04:33love interest in the prequel film.
04:39Things turn sour for the two, however, when he becomes suspicious of our deranged protagonist
04:43and her odd behaviour.
04:55When he goes to leave, Pearl stops him by way of a pitchfork attack.
05:02The disturbing kill is relentless, with multiple stabbing blows that are more unsettling than
05:07the last.
05:08The Projectionist's body, along with his car, is then sent into a pond where a certain alligator
05:13has its way with it.
05:17Speaking of the killer gator…
05:195.
05:20Bobby Lynn Parker, Ex Poor Bobby Lynn never saw it coming.
05:25Adult film actress Bobby Lynn Parker goes on the hunt for Pearl, following Maxine's
05:30hysteric accusations that the elderly woman touched her while she slept.
05:40She eventually finds Pearl near a pond, but it's clear she's upset.
05:46In an act of kindness, Bobby Lynn attempts to comfort the old woman, however, Pearl makes
05:50it crystal clear that she doesn't want her help, and proceeds to push the X-rated starlet
05:56into the water.
06:02It's then that the pond's resident gator emerges to get a late-night snack.
06:07This marked an unnerving and literal bone-crunching end for the blonde Southern Belle.
06:124.
06:13Ruth Pearl As previously noted, Pearl showed no mercy
06:18when it came to her parents.
06:20In fact, Pearl's first kill is her own mother, Ruth.
06:30Although the death may not have been intentional, it remains incredibly shocking.
06:34It all goes down following a blowout argument over Pearl's would-be acting career.
06:47When things turn physical, Pearl pushes her mother into the kitchen hearth, sending her
06:51ablaze.
07:01Ruth eventually succumbs to the severe burns, but instead of feeding her mom's body to
07:05the hungry gator in the pond, Pearl places it in the basement, where it is left to rot
07:10until the end of the film.
07:143.
07:16Mitzi Pearl
07:17Mitzi, Pearl's sister-in-law, started out as one of the only people that Pearl trusts.
07:22Pearl even monologues her current bout of unhappiness to Mitzi.
07:27However, these positive feelings Pearl has for her husband's sister doesn't last long.
07:34After intimidating Mitzi into confessing that she got the part that they had both auditioned
07:39for, Pearl doesn't take it very well.
07:41She promptly grabs an axe, chases Mitzi down, and goes in for the kill with a wild swing.
07:47Make that swings.
07:51It's a shocking sight, and one that serves as a chilling confirmation that Pearl's ambition
07:55has led her down an extremely vicious path.
08:042.
08:08R.J. Nichols X
08:09The adult film director and cameraman featured in X, R.J. Nichols, finds himself spinning
08:15out of control after his girlfriend Lorraine takes part in an impromptu scene for the raunchy
08:20flick.
08:21Angry, R.J. goes on the run in the middle of the night and attempts to strand the crew
08:24by stealing the van.
08:25What the hell do you think she can have?
08:28Let's see how far they get without me.
08:30However, this plan is thwarted when elderly Pearl emerges in nothing but a nightgown.
08:39Pearl attempts to seduce R.J., but he turns her down.
08:44As you might have guessed, this makes Pearl angry.
08:51So angry that she proceeds to continuously stab the pretentious director in the neck
08:55until his head comes clean off.
08:57What can we say?
08:58When Pearl gets mad, heads will roll.
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09:19Following her extreme trail of destruction, Pearl finally gets what she deserves, her
09:23own gruesome end.
09:25When Maxine gets the upper hand, she thinks she has the old woman dead to rights, however,
09:33her attempt to shoot Pearl fails thanks to the gun being empty.
09:37When Pearl fires a shotgun at Maxine, though, the resulting force knocks her off her feet
09:41and injures her.
09:46Pearl's ensuing admonishments over her sinful existence are silenced, however, as Maxine
09:51proceeds to back a truck over her noggin.
09:55Now, that's using your head.
10:09What shocking character demise from Pearl and X left you squirming in your seat?
10:13Share the terror in the comments below.