Netflix is fast becoming the go-to exclusive destination if you want to watch compelling, bone-chilling content that captures real life crimes in terrifying detail. Netflix’s True crime series have become a force unto themselves. They are the jewels in the crown of the streaming giant. Netflix has entrenched itself deeply into the genre of true crime series. Some of its most popular, most-watched and most memorable titles have been true crime content.
Netflix’s latest true crime series ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story‘ is yet another feather in the cap of its extensive library. The 10-episode limited series premiered on the platform this morning. And it has already racked up an impressive 100% audience rating on content rating site, Rotten Tomatoes. Netflix users have described ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’ as deeply disturbing, creepy, eerie, stressful to watch, and what not.
One viewer wrote about ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’ on Twitter, “20 mins into #DahmerNetflix and I am completely stressed!”
Another tweeted, “Netflix is forever the only ones that can truly do a docu-series on serial killers. Like, whoa Bruh. #DahmerNetflix”.
A reviewer posted about ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’ on Rotten Tomatoes, “Great show! The lead actor, Evan Peter, was wonderful at setting a stomach turning and unsettling feeling”
Yet another Rotten Tomatoes user wrote, “Very creepy, disturbing and terrifying! Fantastic portrayal from Evan Peters!”
Though these are just a few of the comments from audiences about ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’, they do give you an idea of the quality of storytelling in the show.
‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’ recreates the horrible and gruesome crimes of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who murdered, dismembered, cannibalised 17 young men over a period of 13 years, without getting caught or raising suspicion of lawmen. Several times, the disturbed young man even had sex with the dead bodies of his victims (aka necrophilia). Emmy Award-winning actor Evan Peters has essayed the role of Jeffrey Dahmer in ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’. The series is directed by Ryan Murphy.
‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’ is now streaming on Netflix worldwide. Do watch it if true crime is your genre of choice.