American Psycho

American Psycho is a horror novel by American writer Bret Easton Ellis, published in 1991. The story is told in the first-person by Patrick Bateman, a wealthy, narcissistic, and vain Manhattan investment banker who lives a double life as a serial killer. Alison Kelly of The Observer notes that while "Some countries [deem it] so potentially controversial that it only to be sold as shrink-wrapped", "critics rave about it" and "academics revel in its transgressive and postmodern qualities". A film adaptation starring Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman was released in 2000 to generally positive reviews. Producers David Johnson and Jesse Singer developed a musical adaptation. The musical premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London in December 2013 before then transferring to Broadway. In 2023 a five-issue graphic novel version of the book was released, but it strays heavily from the story of the book. The book has garnered notoriety for its graphic violence and has led to it being censored in multiple countries.