However, the fascination of cannibalism is one that has also been explored such as in the “Hannibal” movie and, later, television series. Killed by a fellow prison inmate in 1994, Dahmer had become infamous just a few short months after his arrest in 1992. His account of their friendship and growing up with a serial killer was marketed as: “There was always a darkness about him.ĭahmer, also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster, was an American serial killer and sex offender who committed the rape, murder, and dismemberment of 17 men and boys from 1978 to 1991. “My Friend Dahmer,” the 2017 movie was originally written as a 2012 comic book by John Backderf, a comic book artist known as Derf, who went to the same school as Jeffrey Dahmer.
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“A: He is a murderer,” Badgley matter-of-factly replied.Īlthough one fictional and one biopic, these films and tv shows are not the first of their kind. “Penn Badgley is breaking my heart once again as Joe,” one Twitter user wrote. “I’ve seen a lot of talk about Ted Bundy’s alleged hotness and would like to gently remind everyone that there are literally THOUSANDS of hot men on the service – almost all of whom are not convicted serial murderers,” the tweet from the official Netflix account reads.īadgley similarly responded to the hordes of online fans who admitted to finding his “You” character attractive, to actively rooting for Joe in spite of his blatantly violent and controlling tendencies. “If you didn’t know better, you’d think you were watching a preview for a fun and fast caper about a relatively harmless criminal in the style of “Catch Me If You Can,” rather than a biopic about a monster,” said Jack Levin, Northeastern professor,researcher and author. In the film’s trailer, Efron-as-serial-killer grins, winks and charms to the tempo of a catchy rock tune. Released 30 years to the day of when Bundy died in the electric chair at Florida State Prison, the four part Netflix docu-series “Conversations with A Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes,” painted a darker picture of the convicted serial killer, whose deeply troubled psyche led him to carry out an estimated 30 murders.
In many ways, true crime culture’s ongoing fascination with evil men like Bundy and the problematic reception of Joe on “You” seem to go hand in hand. Trigger warning: Topics such as sexual assault, rape, dismemberment, and murder will be discussed throughout the course of this article.įrom the wildly popular Netflix show “You,” starring Penn Badgley, former “Gossip Girl” star, playing a boy-next-door bookstore clerk who happens to be a stalker, to the trailer for “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile” having Zac Efron playing serial murderer Ted Bundy, audiences have turned to social media to discuss the growing fascination with serial killers, stalkers, mass murderers, and the like.
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