‘American Psycho’ Ending Explained: Was It All in Patrick Bateman’s Head?

The ending of the black comedy horror film American Psycho has been the subject of many heated debates among cinephiles.

Directed by Mary Harron and based on Bret Easton Ellis’s 1991 novel of the same name, American Psycho follows Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), a wealthy New York City investment banking executive by day and a psychopathic serial killer with an eclectic music collection by night.

After going on a murderous rampage over the course of the movie, things start to take a strange turn when Patrick stops at an Atm that has an unusual request: “Feed me a stray cat.”…

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