The Shards is described as a fictionalized memoir about Bret Easton Ellis ‘ high school years — so what is real and what is fake?

According to the official synopsis, The Shards is set in Los Angeles in 1981 and follows “a 17-year-old version of Ellis during his final year at the elite Buckley prep school.” His world is upended by the arrival of a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory, whose “unsettling presence coincides with the activities of a serial killer known as The Trawler.”

Igby Rigney portrays Ellis, now 62, in an adaptation based on Ellis’ book of the same name. The 2023 release was Ellis’ first in 13 years and has a disclaimer…

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