'Dahmer': Netflix's 'Monster' Show Making Viewers' Skin Crawl
'Hard to watch'
#DahmerNetflix is a grotesque and emotionally chilling biography about one of the most sadistic and inhumane people to walk this earth. It's hard to watch as these victims had no chance and the police are as they always are. Evan Peters and Richard Jenkins are phenomenal.
8.9/10 pic.twitter.com/s0SSKHP8MO
— #GothamKnights (@WesleyW626) September 25, 2022
"I knew dahmer on Netflix was gonna be hard to watch. But the description they gave at the police station and the photos had me gaggy with my eyes closed," tweeted one viewer. "I may be crying. This is mad disturbing. My god."
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#DahmerNetflix is such an uncomfortable watch Its a true horror masterpiece, what makes this all more dreadful is that it was all real
— RegularGuy🏳️🌈🌈 (@IndianRainbow19) September 27, 2022
"The series has me conflicted," wrote somebody else. "I don't wanna say its great and I liked it,because I didn't like it,it was harrowing.And that's how every one of yall should feel. It should make you uncomfortable,it shouldn't be easy to watch.But it was so well made,the acting."
prevnext'Most disturbing things I've ever seen'
This has to be one of the most disturbing series I’ve finished. Jeffery Dahmer was a disgusting serial killer who avoided being arrested on several occasions due to his white privilege and homophobia in the 90’s. The police didn’t care for the victims at all #DahmerNetflix
— Eliza Thornberry (@MiZz_Virtuous) September 24, 2022
"I think this has to be genuinely one of the most disturbing things I've ever seen, more so as is based on factual events," wrote another person. "Hearing the real life phone calls to the police threaded in between scenes makes your skin crawl. Can't stop watching though."
prevnextLeft viewers in tears
So I just finished #DahmerNetflix and wow. I’m about ready to cry.
— Joani (@camkin) September 26, 2022
"I'm not easily disturbed and I already knew of Dahmer of course... yet to say [Dahmer] made me want to scream, run, hide, cry and throw up all at once would still be an understatement," tweeted one person.
prevnextViewers 'heartbroken' by preventable crimes
Just binge watched #DahmerNetflix and I’m beyond angry and heartbroken for these victims AND that more people had to suffer due to homophobia/racism/negligence of the police. Absolutely sick.
— 𝖄𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝕱𝖚𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊 𝕾𝖙𝖊𝖕𝖒𝖔𝖒 (@horrorwhore666_) September 24, 2022
"Homophobia, racism, police negligence the perfect recipe for this man to continue for as long as he did," added somebody else. "So many lives lost because this man was left to his own devices because of his privilege. All of the signs were there!"
prevnextRespect for the victims
#DahmerNetflix is out, let’s not romanticize Jeffrey Dahmer just because he is played by Evan Peters.
— hot girl jo (@sicssorluv) September 21, 2022
Remember the victims.
A tread about each victim and who they were. pic.twitter.com/3NAZpG40Dq
"When you watch these glorified serial killer series like [Dahmer] which is #1 trending, remember the victims! Remember their families, go watch the very real impact statements," one person tweeted amid the rush of discourse surrounding the show. "This isn't entertainment. These were real people who's lives were destroyed."
prevnextVictim's family speaks out
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. It’s retraumatizing over and over again, and for what? How many movies/shows/documentaries do we need? https://t.co/CRQjXWAvjx
— eric. (@ericthulhu) September 22, 2022
As Dahmer premiered and the show began trending on social media, Eric Perry, cousin of Errol Lindsey, one of Dahmer's victims, spoke out, sharing on Twitter that the show was "retraumatizing" the victims' families, who were not required to give the "ok" for the series to be produced due to the the murders being public record. Perry wrote, "So when they say they're doing this 'with respect to the victims' or 'honoring the dignity of the families,' no one contacts them. My cousins wake up every few months at this point with a bunch of calls and messages and they know there's another Dahmer show. It's cruel."
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