Disco Bloodbath
by James St. Jamesliterary work· published 1999
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Disco Bloodbath: A Fabulous but True Tale of Murder in Clubland is a 1999 memoir written by James St. James about his life as a Manhattan celebutante and Club Kid. The book specifically chronicles his friend Michael Alig's rise to fame, and Alig and his roommate's subsequent murder of fellow club kid and drug dealer Andre "Angel" Melendez. St. James was Alig's mentor, rival, and collaborator in the Manhattan party scene and was familiar with many of its key figures. The memoir was later retitled Party Monster after the 2003 motion picture of that name starring Macaulay Culkin, Seth Green, Chloë Sevigny, and Marilyn Manson. Disco Bloodbath has since gone out of print. It was only printed three times: in 1999, twice in paperback with different colored jackets, and once in hardcover.
Adaptations (1)
Disco Bloodbath was adapted into a 2003 film.
Party Monster2003 · film · 98 min · dir. Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato · IMDb ↗The New York club scene of the 80s and 90s was a world like no other. Into this candy-colored, mirror ball playground stepped Michael Alig, a wannabe from nowhere special. Under the watchful eye of veteran club kid James St. James, Alig quickly rose to the top... and there was no place to go but down.
