James St. James (born James Clark, August 1, 1966) is a Club Kid of the Manhattan club scene in the late 1980s/early 1990s and the author of Disco Bloodbath (now published under the title Party Monster). He was notorious for a lifestyle of excess that included constant heavy drug use, partying, and bizarre costumes.
Michael Alig looked to St. James as a role model when he was first entering the club scene, but soon became the "leader" of the Club Kids by combining St. James' flamboyant style with self-promotion and innovative, themed parties. Alig's murder of the Club Kid drug dealer, Angel Melendez is documented in Disco Bloodbath. A documentary titled Party Monster (1998) was based on the events leading up to and surrounding the murder, and a film by the same name was released in 2003, which starred Seth Green as St. James and Macaulay Culkin as Alig.
He currently resides in Los Angeles, working for the production company World of Wonder Productions, makers of "Party Monster"
References
- St. James, James. (1999) Disco Bloodbath: A Fabulous But True Tale of Murder in Clubland. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0684857642
- Party Monster: The Shockumentary (1998) Dir. Barbato, Randy and Bailey, Fenton. Documentary. Dist. Picture This Home Video.
External links
- The James St. James Official Message Board
- Live Journal James St. James Community
- James St. James' Myspace
- James St. James' Online Blog
- Collection of all things involving club kids
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