See all the references in the Maxxxine trailer, with Bates Motel, True Crime and more!

This Monday (08), horror genre enthusiasts had reason to celebrate. Finally, after a long wait, producer A24 released the first trailer for Maxxine. with the direction of ti west and starring Mia Goth, the film represents the conclusion of the horror trilogy that began with X: The Mark of Death and succeeded by Pearl.

Sequel to X: Mark of Death and Pearl

The film takes place in 1985 Hollywood, following the events of X - The Mark of Death. After being the only survivor of a traumatic and very bloody event, Maxine Minx, star of the 18+ film, needs to find her way as an actress again.

In the first scene of the trailer, Maxine appears at an audition for her big break: she is cast in the production of the horror film “Puritan II”. However, at the same time that ghosts from her past return to haunt her, a mysterious serial killer stalks Hollywood stars.

The trailer shows us several media outlets reporting on Night Stalker's serial crimes, which appear to be real reports, considering that the killer actually terrorized the population of Los Angeles and San Francisco between 1984 and 1985 with robberies, kidnappings and rapes .

Frantic and mind-blowing, the first trailer for the film Maxxine graces us with a great cast: Halsey; Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown), Kevin Bacon (Footloose); Lily Collins (Emily in Paris); Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad.); Michelle Monaghan (Mission Impossible 3); and other big names.

References to the horror universe

Bates Motel

Bates Motel is a horror icon, both in the universe of Psychosis, as well as the series launched in 2013 inspired by the universe created by Hitchcock. In the trailer for Maxxine, we see Mia Goth's character in front of the hotel, with the structure identical to the film and series. Apparently, it's just the film set, but it already gives us the feeling that something is wrong there. The character even has a hallucination of her past when she sees a figure of Pearl in the window of the Bates Motel. What will Maxine do on this film set?

Night Stalker

The film mixes fiction with real events of crimes committed by the serial killer Night Stalker. Richard Ramirez, real name of the killer, who became known for using satanic images on the bodies of his victims — in a certain section of the trailer, it is possible to see a corpse with a pentagram scrawled on his face, for example. Night Stalker was responsible for the deaths of 13 people in a short period of time. On August 29, 1985, the year Maxxine, he was finally captured by the police.

A great curiosity that could raise theories began to be discussed on social media. In the documentary made by Netflix (Night Stalker: Torture and Terror), one of Richard Ramirez's victims was named Maxine.

The illuminated

The film seems to mix several horror film references, some more explicit, such as Psychosis, and others that are more subjective. In a certain scene in the trailer, Maxine receives a package and appears in the hallway, in what appears to be a hotel, to pick it up. The excerpt lasts just a few seconds, but they are enough to identify the similarities with the Overlook hotel, from the film The illuminated. The room has the same color palette, and the lamp appears to be almost the same!

Could Maxine be staying in another version of Overlook?

Evil Dead

Evil Dead It's a mega classic of horror films. With its scary trash style, this is one of those productions that you need to watch with someone, during the day, and with your eyes half closed. In one of the final seconds of the trailer, we see a character with makeup characteristic of a possession opening her eyes in a tight space. The excerpt recalls the parts of Evil Dead where the entity appears trapped in a trap.

Release date

The film does not yet have a release date in Brazil, but its release in theaters in the United States has already been confirmed for July this year. 

If you can't wait until the official release, and need kill anxiety until then, how about doing a mini marathon? check out X: Mark of Death e Pearl on the channel streaming Prime Video.

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Text proofread by: Pedro Bomfim