American Psycho is a brilliantly satirical and comical view of the toxicity of consumerism and masculinity. Bateman is an absurd villain that's remarkably not too far from the truth. Gabe discusses the outrageous villain and Kat explores the science of wealth's impact on our brains. Sources in this Episode: American Psycho: A Message on Consumerism How Money Changes the Way You Think and Feel How Money Affects the Psychology of the Extremely Rich Other Reviews on American Psycho: Materialism and Consumption Theme in American Psycho | LitCharts American Psycho- Materialism over Morals and the loss of identity | by Ben Elliott | Medium American Psycho: Materialism, Misogyny and Machismo | The Dissolve Patrick Bateman's Psychology as a Result of Materialism and Consumer Culture Materialism in Bret Easton Ellis American Psycho and F Scott Fitzgeralds The great Gatsby  Consumerism and Madness in Mary Harron's American Psycho American Psycho: A Message on Consumerism (PDF) Painful Lust: Status and Consumerism in American Psycho “Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here”: The Critique Of Consumer Society In American Psycho and Fight Club The unattainable narrative: identity, consumerism and the slasher film in Mary Harron's American Psycho How American Psycho Serves as The White Man's Code for Behavioral Dysfunction How American Psycho Predicted the Capitalism Masculinity and Chaos of 2020 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support