to look at the murder victim's face, only to discover that it is V's body and that she had been impaled with a stake. Hall removes the stake from her chest, at which point V awakens and attacks him with a new set of elongated fangs. The screen then cuts to Hall's publisher, Sam Malkin (David Paymer), setting down a new manuscript and telling Baltimore that he loves the story (implying everything from the first dream sequence up to this point has been the manuscript itself) and sees a whole new series ahead for Baltimore that will make him more popular than ever. Post-film text reveals that the series was moderately popular, LaGrange's murder was never solved and that Flamingo was never seen or heard from again. Cast Val Kilmer as Hall Baltimore Bruce Dern as Bobby LaGrange Elle Fanning as Virginia "V" Ben Chaplin as Edgar Allan Poe Joanne Whalley as Denise Don Novello as Melvin David Paymer as Sam Malkin Alden Ehrenreich as Flamingo Lisa Biales as Ruth Anthony Fusco as Pastor Allan Floyd Ryan Simpkins as Carolyne Lucas Rice Jordan as P. J. Bruce A. Miroglio as Deputy Arbus Tom Waits as the narrator Dylan Cavaz as Orphan #2 Ryan Himenes as hardware store clerk Production Development In an interview with The New York Times, Coppola discussed the origins of the film, which he said "grew out of dream [he] had last year – more of a nightmare" and "seemed to have the imagery of Hawthorne or Poe." He continued: But as I was having it I realized perhaps it was a gift, as I could make it as a story, perhaps a scary film, I thought even as I was dreaming. But then some loud noise outside woke me up, and I wanted to go back to the dream and get an ending. But I couldn't fall back asleep so I recorded what I remembered right there and then on my phone. I realized that it was a gothic romance setting, so in fact I'd be able to do it all around my home base, rather than have to go to a distant country. Filming and post-production Twixt was filmed at Coppola's estate in Napa County as well as locations in Lake County, California, including the City of Clearlake, downtown Kelseyville and Nice. Musician Dan Deacon scored the film. The film's name was changed from Twixt