The first reactions to Ryan Murphy’s Netflix show Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story are in, with fans calling the show “uncomfortable” and “fucking crazy”.
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A synopsis for the new series starring Evan Peters as notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer reads: “DAHMER shines 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.”
The show was released today (September 22) on Netflix, with fans sharing their reactions calling the show “fucking crazy” and “disturbing”.
One person wrote on Twitter: “Four episodes into #Dahmer and I’ve never watched a series that’s made me feel so uncomfortable as much as this. The stuff he did was dreadful and disgusting.”
Four episodes into #Dahmer and I’ve never watched a series that’s made me feel so uncomfortable as much as this. The stuff he did was dreadful and disgusting.
— Libby Phelan (@libby_phelan) September 21, 2022
Many praised Peters’ performance, with one person calling the actor “creepy as hell” and another saying his work is “bone chilling”.
“Episode 1 of DAHMER was fucking incredible,” another person tweeted. “So intense, you’ll forget to breathe for 20 minutes. Evan Peters is creepy as hell. Ace direction from Carl Franklin. Time for Episode 2…”
Episode 1 of DAHMER was fucking incredible. So intense, you'll forget to breathe for 20 minutes. Evan Peters is creepy as hell. Ace direction from Carl Franklin. Time for Episode 2…
— Jeff Sneider (@TheInSneider) September 21, 2022
One person commented on the Netflix format, saying that they were struggling to binge the 10-episode limited series.
“I thought I could binge any show, but I am struggling with the new Dahmer series on Netflix,” they wrote. “It’s not that it’s bad. It’s actually very good, but uhh the reenactment in this first episode is a lot and disturbing.”
Take a look at some more reactions to Dahmer here:
I’ve read so much about jeffrey dahmer & watched so many documentaries about him but nothing compares to the first episode on the new series one netflix!! FUCKING CRAZY!!
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melissa
(@idcvibes) September 22, 2022
So yeah about 3 episodes deep and all i can say is wow. They dont shy away from how sadistic Jeffrey Dahmer truly was and how incompetent our law enforcement was.
Evan Peters is bone chilling. For me its his best work as an actor.
Niecy Nash deserves high praise as well. pic.twitter.com/xqmS0Dk9nP
— MILLER
(@MrMiller_007) September 22, 2022
I’ve read so much about jeffrey dahmer & watched so many documentaries about him but nothing compares to the first episode on the new series one netflix!! FUCKING CRAZY!!
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I thought I could binge any show, but I am struggling with the new Dahmer series on Netflix. It’s not that it’s bad. It’s actually very good, but uhh the reenactment in this first episode is a lot and disturbing.
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(@creamclown) September 22, 2022
Im barely halfway through the first episode of Dahmer series and this shit is wild. #DahmerNetflix
— Iman Crosson (@Alphacat) September 22, 2022
Dahmer on Netflix is actually too much. It’s traumatising me & I’m only half an hour into the first episode
Those poor men, it’s horrific.— Bianca Westwood (@beewestwood) September 21, 2022
God episode six of Dahmer has to be the most disturbing one so far imo. Seeing this relationship unfold and develop, finding them adorable together and smiling at their flirtations, all while knowing how it ends, it's making my skin crawl to find them cute as a couple.
— char⁷ is a LO$ER
(@RitchMapp) September 22, 2022
I’m only on episode 1 and I feel like I’m this man’s victim
— KayGee (@Kay_Gee86) September 21, 2022
Peters stars in the series alongside Niecy Nash, Richard Jenkins, Michael Learned, Molly Ringwald, Shaun J. Brown and Colin Ford. Carl Franklin (Mindhunter) and Janet Mock (Pose) have directed episodes, with the latter also a writer on the series.
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