In the 2018, middle-aged author Bret Easton Ellis is driving through Los Angeles with his partner, Todd, when he spots middle-aged Susan Reynolds, a figure from his high school years. It nearly makes his heart stop, and, in fact, over the years, while attempting to write the story of his high school years, he’s become stricken with fear, one time landing in the hospital with a panic attack. But at present, he’s ready to finish his story about the infamous serial killer, The Trawler, who haunted his senior year at Buckley, the posh L.A. private school for teens from famed and moneyed L.A. families.
The killer murdered and/or attacked several people he knew, amongst them the handsome Thom Wright, a school football hero whom the closeted young Bret secretly pined for; Susan, the gorgeous golden girl of the school and Thom’s girlfriend; Debbie Schaffer, Bret’s playfully sexual girlfriend; Ryan Vaughn, a football playing friend of Thom’s whom Bret also pined for; and Matt Kellner, a handsome stoner and loner.
In 1981, Bret, like most students attending Buckley, comes from fabulous wealth, with their parents rarely home given their busy lives. As for Bret, he’s happy in his new relationship with Debbie, who’s devoted to her horse, Spirit, and the daughter of Hollywood mega-producer, Terry, whom rumour has it is gay. Bret’s and Debbie’s best friends include Thom, a handsome football player who’s long been coupled with Susan, the school’s blonde golden girl; and Ryan, also football player and close friends with Thom.
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