ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, kəstˈɑːbi wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ mˈɛnʃənd ɪnðə kˌɑːntɹəvˈɜːʃəl nˈɑːvəl ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈaɪkoʊ, baɪ bɹˈɛt ˈiːstən ˈɛlɪs.
In 1991, Kostabi was also mentioned in the controversial novel American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis.