Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

TV Show • 2020 • Drama  

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Across more than a decade, 17 teen boys and young men were murdered by serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. How did he evade arrest for so long?
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Does the dog die?
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I didn’t see a dog in the show.
Anonymous
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Are any hands damaged?
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In almost every episode victims are drugged & sometimes in a dissociated state
indiarichardsonnn
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Are there dislocations?
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Are there heart attacks?
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Is existentialism debated?
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Are there underwater scenes?
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Are there demons or Hell?
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Are there tsunamis?
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Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Abandonment
Is an animal abandoned?
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Abuse
Is a child abused?
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Dahmer goes to jail after molesting a 13 year old boy, he also did some experiments on a 14 year old before killing him
pinklemonade
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Yes
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A lot of screaming at young Jeffrey’s house and some neglect
esvlau
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Are there abusive parents?
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Many people are as they try to call the authorities about what happens, or confront Dahmer himself.
SleepyMaya
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Is someone abused with a belt?
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Yes
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Is someone stalked?
30 supporters
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jeff follows a classmate home to retrieve his jar of tadpoles
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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Dahmer is an alcoholic which is depicted in many scenes and talked about at times. His Mother may have been addicted to prescription medication as well while suffering from post-partum depression.
FIFImulk
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Jeff is constantly drinking, and it’s discussed multiple times by different people that he has a problem with alcohol
Kessiebear81
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Dahmer's victims were drugged from their drinks laced with sedatives.
PatrickvandenEnden
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Animal
Are animals abused?
315 supporters
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EP2 9:53 to 10:00 if you want to skip the tadpoles in motor oil. It’s not graphic though.

+ EP2 14:50 to 15:50 if you want to skip the raccoon dissection.
esvlau
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Does a cat die?
282 supporters
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20
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I didn’t see a cat at any point.
Anonymous
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
272 supporters
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Episodes 2 and 3 are really hard to watch if you care about animals, there are multiple graphic things in them as well as some creepy stories. You can skip those when they start and you won't lose anything important to the story (the frog story is slightly important but honestly I would rather not hear it), but you will likely still see parts of them before you skip. Other than these 2 episodes, most of what you'll see in the other episodes is graphic meat images, and inner organs that are "human organs" story wise, but in reality are probably real animal organs that were used while filming (guts, hearts, etc). But it's not much worse than the average horror movie, other than episodes 2 and 3. The series is still worth watching in my opinion, but do be prepared to skip some scenes.
SleepyMaya
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Does a pet die?
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Unsure if this is supposed to be for the Netflix show (2022) or the similarly tilted Discovery documentary (2020), but no animals were harmed in the *making* of either series.
sapphicswords
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Does a horse die?
163 supporters
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No horses
Anonymous
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Are there bugs?
53 supporters
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29
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I just copied and pasted from Are Animals Abused by Anonymous: Episode 3: Fishing scene from 04:20 to 07:40 where worm is put on the hook while they describe how to put it on and still keep it alive.
helpmeout
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Are there snakes?
27 supporters
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Seen on the tv during the movie exorcism.
Anonymous
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Are there sharks?
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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Does a dragon die?
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In season 2, the dragon dies. so depressing
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Are there spiders?
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many, some are disected
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Is an animal sad?
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Talk of fighting fishing fighting to the death. And how he enjoys that.
Anonymous
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Assault
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yes. dahmer's a rapist.
isopodproductions
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Yes
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Is someone drugged?
43 supporters
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Almost every time he goes to kill
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handcuffs are put on somebody
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S1
 E10
Yes, John Wayne Gacy's victim
NataliaKlim
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Does a woman get slapped?
34 supporters
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
24 supporters
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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I don't remember exactly, but the scenes are NOT mild, even if it doesn't happen explicitly, it's A LOT to watch
emorybee
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Bodily Harm
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First episode victim shoved his fingers in Dahmer eyes to get away.
Anonymous
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I am very squeamish about gore but could handle this one. Yes there are some guts (animal and human) but not very identifiable. Also you can see it coming quite easily. If they talk about gore, nine out of ten times you’ll see a flashback about it or something. Overall I’d rate it 6/10 gore wise.
esvlau
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Is someone tortured?
129 supporters
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This movie would not qualify as “torture porn”, but Dahmer’s next-door neighbor hears faint but clear screams and pleas for help several times. This is somehow more disturbing than actually seeing it graphically onscreen.
KittenWithaWhip
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Frozen male genitalia pulled out of a freezer
Anonymous
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Is there body horror?
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in response to the other comment: this show is about a cannibal. he took and then ate many parts off of people's bodies including fingers & toes.
Anonymous
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Dahmer gets his head bashed in by Christopher Carver.
PatrickvandenEnden
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is someone burned alive?
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64
Is there a hanging?
69 supporters
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Lady's body hanging upside down
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S1
 E1
You can see a very realistic polaroid photo near the end of ep. 1 and a severed head shortly after.
Mashi
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Is there throat mutilation?
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Is there cannibalism?
58 supporters
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Jeffrey Dahmer was a cannibal. There are cannibalistic scenes & multiple descriptions of seen & unseen acts.
Anonymous
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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5
Is someone crushed to death?
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No but there is a scene where Dahmer imagines himself laying down in an open grave with a dead body, as a taphophobic it made me a bit uncomfortable
Joyblue
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Is there amputation?
53 supporters
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dahmer dismembers a body
isopodproductions
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several people are strangled.
isopodproductions
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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1
Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Yes
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Dahmer does crush bones with a hammer but no bones are broken while intact on a humans body.
Blondebeauty23
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Is someone choked?
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Is someone stabbed?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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45
Does someone fall down stairs?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Does someone become unconscious?
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14
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1
Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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Does a kid die?
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14 years old child
SleepyMaya
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Is an infant abducted?
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17
Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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Death
Does a non-human character die?
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Does someone die?
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Does a major character die?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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the r word is not used but there is mockery of disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Dahmer's Mother overdoses in one scene and his Father says she has done it multiple times.
FIFImulk
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Family
Does a parent die?
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No, but a mom tries to commit suicide twice. I also think Dahmer's last victim in real life was a young father (if I'm not mistaken) but that isn't really mentioned in the series.
SleepyMaya
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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44
Does a family member die?
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Does someone cheat?
29 supporters
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I am unsure about this actually, it seems like his Father technically cheated but his parents may have been separated and going through a divorce at that time. It is implied he may have been.
FIFImulk
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Fear
Is trypophobic content shown?
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5
Are there clowns?
17 supporters
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39
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2
John Wayne Gacy (Pogo the Clown) is shown in the last episode, though he is only wearing the clown costume for a few seconds out of it, as he kills someone. For the rest of the episode he is seen with regular clothes.
SleepyMaya
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0
Not exactly a shower scene, but someone has their head forced under water in a bathtub.
IzzyLong
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Are there ghosts?
9 supporters
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50
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No, but Jeff does hallucinate a dead victim talking to him multiple times
haloblues
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Are there mannequins?
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0
Are there natural bodies of water?
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1
Are there jump scares?
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Yes
5
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Clips from The Exorcist III are briefly shown.
ThelmaTodd
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Are there razors?
S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES® (1-800-DONTCUT)
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4
Gross
Does someone vomit?
175 supporters
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9
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ep1: safe.
ep2: safe.
ep3: safe.
ep4: chest compressions are given to a man. he v**** right after at approx. 40:30. skip to 40:50. graphic.
ep5: a man mentions that he is going to v**** but does not. safe.
ep6: safe.
ep7: neighbor gags at gross smell but nothing happens. shortly after, she tells someone that she “almost t*** u*”. Later in the episode the same person gags again. Still, nothing happens. Safe.
ep8: safe.
ep9: safe.
ep10: safe.
PloppyDaBoppy
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Is there audio gore?
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2
Is someone eaten?
51 supporters
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Yes
9
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2
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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5
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34
Does someone spit?
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Yes
40
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2
Is there farting?
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0
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3
Is there defecation?
1 supporters
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1
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5
Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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2
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
52 supporters
Yes
3
No
41
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Not copaganda exactly, but the police is being very bad and racist there, and not only they totally get away with it, they are also getting rewards by the police department for being "heroes" even though they were awful. The series really criticizes it though, it's edited in a way that it's very obvious to the viewer that they are the opposite of heroes.
SleepyMaya
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0
0
Jeffery Dahmer ended up in jail, so yes someone's incarcerated.
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LGBTQ+
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3
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1
1
Not by a person, but Jeff is caught by various family members in situations that make it clear he's gay against his will
haloblues
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Is there bisexual cheating?
33 supporters
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1
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5
Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
1 supporters
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0
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6
Are there transphobic slurs?
1 supporters
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0
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6
Yes
0
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4
Medical
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50
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1
1
There is an episode in which people donate blood and needles are seen, and in the last episode there is also an execution by injection.
SleepyMaya
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Is electro-therapy used?
35 supporters
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1
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37
Does someone have cancer?
27 supporters
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0
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43
Yes
48
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1
2
This may upset some people, but towards the end of the last episode you see the inside of the cremation chamber as it cremates an organ. Not graphic whatsoever but if your loved one was cremated recently it might hit a little too close to home.
cjn2491
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Is there menstruation?
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3
Is there a mental institution scene?
1 supporters
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5
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31
Mental Health
1
Spoiler. His mom attempts.
Anonymous
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the mother has multiple attempts but is never successful
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Does someone self harm?
S.A.F.E. ALTERNATIVES® (1-800-DONTCUT)
117 supporters
Yes
50
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2
3
The mother tried to commit suicide twice in two different episodes, once by pills and once by gas, it's not very graphic and she survives both attempts though.
SleepyMaya
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if eating people is considered an eating disorder then yeah
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Is autism misrepresented?
51 supporters
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0
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4
Is there misophonia?
50 supporters
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44
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0
3
sawing noises, drilling noises, heavy breathing, stabbing sounds, etc...
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
48 supporters
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72
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1
3
Don't think it was said like that, but the mother tried to commit suicide twice in two different episodes, once by pills and once by gas, it's not very graphic and she survives both attempts though. She does also writer a suicide letter before the second attempt.
SleepyMaya
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Yes
40
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4
2
In the last few episodes we see people living with trauma, having nightmares, etc. They never get any professional treatment for it so it might not be an official PTSD, but they are clearly very traumatized and it looks like they have it.
SleepyMaya
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Yes
31
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9
1
What instance of body dysmorphia is there?
haloblues
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
33 supporters
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0
No
29
Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
32 supporters
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Yes
0
No
6
Is there ABA therapy?
22 supporters
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Yes
0
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3
0
Show makes Dahmer out to be a sociopath which some experts disagree with.

He is said to likely have Borderline Personality Disorder. We don’t know if this true with the actual Jeffrey Dahmer but many suggest that it is.
Anonymous
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Does someone have a meltdown?
13 supporters
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Yes
3
No
1
Is there body dysphoria?
1 supporters
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Yes
3
No
3
1
Multiple scenes from the perspective of drugged people - reality is blurred, echoey, confusing, etc. Jeff also hallucinates a dead victim talking to him multiple times
haloblues
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Is there autism specific abuse?
1 supporters
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2
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38
Yes
42
No
2
1
Dahmer’s victims are clearly, understandably terrified when they realize they are trapped. In episode 9, “The Bobeyman” we see how traumatized the families of his victims and neighbors are, even though he has been apprehended. At least one has a graphic nightmare about him, and some can’t even sleep. For what it’s worth, I have anxiety issues that episode in particular made me anxious enough to need to do deep breathing.
KittenWithaWhip
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
66 supporters
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Yes
32
No
3
Does a baby cry?
27 supporters
Yes
44
No
1
2
3 minutes into to episode 2. And wow it even put off my cats.
Anonymous
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Is there screaming?
21 supporters
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Yes
3
No
0
Is there obscene language/gestures?
13 supporters
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Yes
8
No
0
Are there sudden loud noises?
1 supporters
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Yes
4
No
0
3
camera light flashes when taking pictures, sirens from ambulances/police cars
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
22 supporters
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Yes
7
No
0
Is the fourth wall broken?
15 supporters
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Yes
0
No
37
Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
53 supporters
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Yes
1
No
32
Does someone miscarry?
44 supporters
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Yes
0
No
32
Does a pregnant person die?
37 supporters
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Yes
0
No
32
Is there childbirth?
37 supporters
Yes
31
No
4
1
Childbirth is shown in the beginning of episode 6.
PatrickvandenEnden
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2
There is a baby in episode 2 and another one in episode 6 (episode literally begins with a birth).
SleepyMaya
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Are there abortions?
1 supporters
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Yes
0
No
32
Prejudice
Yes
78
No
0
9
gay men are murdered
isopodproductions
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Are there usages of the n-word?
41 supporters
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Yes
0
No
33
Is there hate speech?
41 supporters
Yes
51
No
2
2
Two cops joke about needing to be deloused after an interaction with what they believe to be a gay couple
petezaparti
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Yes
72
No
4
14
most of dahmers victims are black gay men
cttaylor
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1
Some might argue that the show puts gay people in a negative light since Dahmer is gay, but it's a true story, so I don't think it counts.
petezaparti
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7
In episode 3 around 10:30, Dahmer ‘acts disabled’ as a joke. He puts on a voice and makes stereotypical movements. He and some other school kids laugh about it.
Anonymous
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0
No
31
Yes
64
No
2
3
Episode 3, Jeff is called a f***t
Kessiebear81
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
1 supporters
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Yes
0
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35
Are there fat jokes?
1 supporters
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Yes
1
No
32
Is there aphobia?
1 supporters
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Yes
1
No
2
Race
Is there blackface?
47 supporters
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Yes
0
No
4
Relationships
Yes
72
No
0
9
dahmer murders and has sex with a 14 year old boy
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Religious
Yes
4
No
0
1
Jeff's grandmother is Christian and repeatedly asks him to go to church with her. Jeff later says he doesn't believe in God which makes her angry
haloblues
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Sex
Is there bestiality?
120 supporters
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0
No
5
Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
100 supporters
Yes
3
No
32
1
there are rumors on the tv in the show that mention dahmers father molesting him but it was said to be not true and nothing else is ever said or shown of it
bubbleykisses
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Yes
69
No
0
3
The show has sexual content throughout.
PatrickvandenEnden
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Yes
28
No
2
1
In the beginning of episode 2 a bare butt Is shown
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Is someone sexually objectified?
56 supporters
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Yes
61
No
3
Is there BDSM?
38 supporters
Yes
4
No
2
-2
handcuffs are used
graceoxmad
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Does someone lose their virginity?
22 supporters
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Yes
4
No
1
Sexism
1
Episode 3
smith0009
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Sickness
Yes
2
No
6
-1
Dahmer's grandmother maybe?
lostuboot
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Is someone terminally ill?
28 supporters
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Yes
0
No
4
Does someone have a stroke?
21 supporters
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Yes
0
No
28
Does someone have a chronic illness?
16 supporters
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Yes
0
No
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Social
Are there anti-abortion themes?
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4
Are there fat suits?
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5
Yes
8
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6
residents from the apartment that jeff killed in became a crime scene/was hazardous so they all had to leave. insinuated that at least one would be left homeless
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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1
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Are there end credit scenes?
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1
Yes
45
No
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4
There is no happy ending available in this story, so yes
Kessiebear81
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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31
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0
Very close call Ep 5 after grandma's house.
BrendaMoe
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Does a plane crash?
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
82 supporters
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100% filled with actual blood & gore and pictures of it. Also the voice overs describing horrible things.
Anonymous
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Does someone drown?
48 supporters
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In episode 10, John Wayne Gacy (Pogo The Clown) is shown drowning somebody in a bathtub.
PatrickvandenEnden
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Knife
Anonymous
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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