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Author of ‘X’ and ‘Pearl’ Adaptations on the Art of Movie Novelizations

The Hollywood Reporter
Story by Katie Kilkenny
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Veteran Hollywood novelizer shares his inside scoop on adapting the gritty slasher films of A24 into page-turning pulp tales.
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  • Tim Waggoner, a seasoned tie-in writer, had creative freedom to expand on the Terrifier 2 movie, but was asked to strictly adhere to Ti West's vision for the X trilogy books, resulting in a more journalistic, pulp-inspired style.
  • Waggoner's unique process involves inhabiting the minds of the characters, drawing from his background in theater, to bring their interior perspectives to life on the page in a way that can't be captured on screen.
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Tim Waggoner, Ti West, Mia Goth, A24, Terrifier 2, X, Pearl, MaXXXine
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