Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is the second re-telling of the life and crimes of the serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer that’s come out in the last five years alone, and the third take on his story in the past two decades. In 2017, Ross Lynch starred in the titular role My Friend Dahmer; 20 years ago, Jeremy Renner played him on the big screen. In Monster, the Dahmer’s story is told yet again in the form of a limited series on Netflix created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, with Evan Peters as its star.
The show, which has become one of Netflix’s biggest success stories, follows Dahmer’s, from his pursuits of the young men he killed—17 in total—to his eventual arrest and prosecution. The limited series comes at a moment when demand for true crime media is at an all-time high, from countless true-crime docs to comedies like Only Murders in the Building, which skewers the culture obsession over true crime.
The show, which has become one of Netflix’s biggest success stories, follows Dahmer’s, from his pursuits of the young men he killed—17 in total—to his eventual arrest and prosecution. The limited series comes at a moment when demand for true crime media is at an all-time high, from countless true-crime docs to comedies like Only Murders in the Building, which skewers the culture obsession over true crime.
Her cousin Eric Perry spoke out against the show on Twitter in a viral tweet that reads: “I’m not telling anyone what to watch, I know true crime media is huge rn, but if you’re actually curious about the victims, my family (the Isbell’s) are pissed about this show.” He continues, “It’s retraumatizing over and over again, and for what? How many movies/shows/documentaries do we need?”
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