Netflix's latest true crime addition has left viewers disgusted and feeling sick after viewing the ten-parter, which dramatizes the life and crims of serial cannibal and murderer, Jeffrey Dahmer.
Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022) dropped on the streaming service on Tuesday (September 20) and has already caused a stir among hardcore true crime fans - with many admitting that they are sickened after learning about the depths of the Miluakee Cannibal's crimes.
Dahmer was arrested in 1991, and sentenced to 16 life terms for the murder and subsequent dismemberment of 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991. Many of whom, Dahmer committed necrophilic acts on and consumed.
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The Mirror reports that he was beaten to death by an inmate in his cell in 1993. The series telling the story of Dahmer was put together by horror auteur Ryan Murphy, who created the massively popular American Horror Story - and he didn't shy away from some of the most bone chilling parts of the murderer's disgusting activities.
This includes scenes where the Milwaukee Cannibal feeds a woman a sandwich filled with human flesh, as well as depicting his method of luring victims, knocking them unconscious, and committing heinous acts on them. Netflix has previous said that the show aims to shine 'a spotlight on the as-yet untold stories of Dahmer’s victims, the people who tried to stop him, and the systemic failures that enabled him to continue his murderous spree for over a decade'.
But this has not stopped some viewers, unaware of the gory details of the Dahmer case, from being repulsed by what they see. @isfromthebay said: "the story of Jeffery Dahmer is absolutely insane, got me sick to my stomach", while others were appreciative of the show's victim focus, with @snootyface saying: "Watching this series on Netflix. Dahmer acting is outstanding but I absolutely appreciate the victim's stories this dude was beyond sick."
@ctraltsamara found the realism of the series to be most sickening, saying: "The story of Jeffrey Dahmer was disgusting enough, but seeing the actual crime scene and Polaroids he took has me SICK."
Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022) is available to stream now on Netflix.
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