Controversial streamer Clavicular has unveiled a provocative new trailer promoting his upcoming 24/7 month-long Streamathon, leaning heavily into the aesthetic and psychology of American Psycho and its infamous protagonist Patrick Bateman.
The teaser positions Clavicular as something closer to a performance artist than a conventional influencer. Some might see him as “the Marina Abramović of Gen Z streaming,” referencing Marina Abramović and her endurance-based artistic spectacles.
Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Eric Peters, rose to prominence through controversial “looksmaxxing” content that often pushes physical transformation to extremes. The 20-year-old streamer built a large audience on Kick and TikTok with videos about aesthetics, steroids, peptides, and radical self-optimization, attracting both fans and critics for stunts such as facial “bone smashing,” a practice involving striking bones in hopes they regrow stronger.
The Streamathon trailer borrows directly from the visual language of the 2000 cult classic. In one segment, Clavicular recreates the famous monologue scene made iconic by Christian Bale. Standing in front of a mirror, he delivers a stylized routine reminiscent of Bateman’s obsessive self-care rituals, narrating his regimen with a mix of satire and bravado.
The tone echoes Bateman’s original monologue about grooming routines and physical perfection are re-worked. Clavicular replaces skin creams with the modern internet’s biohacking vocabulary, referencing compounds like peptides, retatrutide, testosterone, and other performance-enhancing substances as part of his relentless pursuit of what he calls “ascension”. He even puts on eyeliner!
The imagery becomes increasingly theatrical as the trailer progresses. In a sequence clearly designed to provoke viewers, he demonstrates injections on camera and theatrically discusses extreme methods of improving his physique. Another moment nods to the darker themes of the film, referencing hammer imagery that recalls the infamous confrontation scene from American Psycho.
The performance blurs the boundary between satire, shock content, and endurance art. Like Abramović’s work, the premise of the Streamathon itself is based on duration and spectacle. Clavicular plans to broadcast continuously for an entire month, documenting every aspect of his routine, training, and daily life.
For supporters, the project represents the logical next step in the increasingly performative world of livestreaming. For critics, it is another example of Clavicular’s strategy of pushing internet culture to uncomfortable extremes.
Either way, the trailer makes one thing clear. The Streamathon is not meant to be subtle. It is designed to be watched, debated, and dissected in real time.