April 14, 2022

This Day in Halloween: The dark satirical horror film "American Psycho" starring Christian Bale opens across the U.S. in 2000. / Illustration by Paige Garcia

American Psycho opens across the U.S. in 2000. The dark satire horror film based on Bret Easton Ellis’s novel is directed and co-written by Mary Harron and stars Christian Bale. The film is a critical and box office hit, but remains mostly a cult film. 

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