Macauley Culkin Portrays Gay Sociopathic Murderer

After a nine-year hiatus, Macaulay Culkin is returning to the big screen, but he won't be playing the sort of fresh-faced, lovable character that made him a child star in the Home Alone films. He's starring in a low-budget independent docu-drama about a gay, cross-dressing, sociopathic killer.

In Party Monster, Culkin portrays Michael Alig, a twisted sort of Pied Piper whose escapades eventually lead him from New York's club scene, to a grisly killing, and ultimately, to prison. It is a true and truly bizarre story.

Culkin, 23, says the role was a challenge, but he was intrigued by Alig's incredible story. "It was just so outrageous, and you wouldn't believe it unless it was true, so I just had to be a part of it."

In the film, Culkin adopts Alig's effeminate characteristics and eccentricities. But he says he isn't concerned how this will be received by his fans. For the record, Culkin is not gay, but he says he wouldn't be bothered if audiences perceive him that way. Culkin was so fascinated by the bizarre world that Alig created, he visited him at New York's Attica State Prison to learn more about him.