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The folk-horror wave opens an Aussie branch in this shrewdly splintered tale of a city girl returning to her roots where chthonic menace awaits

Weirdos in animal masks, summary executions, rituals that envelop you in a strange sense of predestination; thanks to the folk-horror crowd, you can’t go for a country walk these days without expecting to stumble into some uncanny pagan savagery. This Australian thriller subscribes unquestioningly to all of the above tropes, but its delicately splintered narrative and feel for outback disorientation and dismay mark out a distinctive trail – until it disintegrates to the point the film can only turn in circles.

Prodigal city girl Grace (Meg Eloise-Clarke) comes back to her home town in the bush to search for her missing brother David (Gautier de Fontaine), who saved her from their abusive father. Nosing around this depressing outpost, she hears rumours of a mysterious commune out...

Observance director Joseph Sims-Dennett is back with new horror movie The Banished, and our exclusive new images ventures into the woods to unearth nightmare fuel.

The Australian folk horror movie will be released in select theaters and on VOD July 18 via Brainstorm Media.

In The Banished, “After her brother mysteriously goes missing, Grace ventures into the dangerous wilderness to find him. As she uncovers the horrific truth of his disappearance, she is faced with a darkness which threatens to claim her as well.”

UK ex-pat and Australian transplant Sims-Dennett wrote and directed the film, which made its premiere last year at Beyond Fest under title Baal.

The fresh images from Sims-Dennett’s latest only further reinforces the trailer’s creepy atmosphere. Masked strangers in the wilderness is never good thing.

Meg Clarke, Leighton Cardno, Gautier Pavlovic-Hobba, Tony Hughes, and Diane Smith star in The Banished.

“Joseph Sims-Dennett’s exquisitely crafted...

Terror is a place for The Banished.

The Australian folk horror movie will be released in select theaters and on VOD July 18 via Brainstorm Media.

After her brother mysteriously goes missing, Grace ventures into the dangerous wilderness to find him. As she uncovers the horrific truth of his disappearance, she is faced with a darkness which threatens to claim her as well.

Joseph Sims-Dennett (Observance) writes and directs the film, which premiered at Beyond Fest last year.

Meg Clarke, Leighton Cardno, Gautier Pavlovic-Hobba, Tony Hughes, and Diane Smith star.

“Joseph Sims-Dennett’s exquisitely crafted film offers audiences profound mystery with a terrifying third act that will get under your skin and not let go,” said Brainstorm Media CEO Michelle Shwarzstein.

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Netflix's controversial Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has been rated as highly accurate in its depiction of the infamous serial "Milwaukee Cannibal" killer by a crime expert. Created by American Horror Story's Ryan Murphy, the miniseries stars Evan Peters as the titular killer. One of the most-watched series on Netflix, Dahmer offered a dramatized peek into the killer's life, including his eventual capture, while portraying some of the systemic failures that allowed Dahmer to evade justice for years. Despite its popularity, Dahmer has sparked controversy among families of the victims for sensationalizing the tragedies and potentially retraumatizing them.

On Insider’s How Real Is It? series, former homicide detective Pat Postiglione assesses the depiction of Dahmer's crimes in the true crime show, rating it a perfect 10 out of 10 for realism. He specifically reviewed a scene of Dahmer in which detectives search the killer's apartment and find a...

Accuracy of Tony Hughes' story in Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is debated, particularly regarding the portrayal of his relationship with Dahmer. Shirley Hughes, Tony's mother, disapproves of how the show depicted her son's kidnapping and murder, and criticizes the profiting off of their family tragedy. Shirley Hughes' testimony and powerful poem at Dahmer's trial had an impact on his sentencing, leading to 16 life sentences. However, the show made changes to Tony's story for narrative purposes.

Tony Hughes, Jeffrey Dahmer's 12th victim, is depicted in Netflixs Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, but whether this portrayal is accurate has been hotly debated. Hughes was a 31-year-old deaf Black man living in Madison at the time of his kidnapping and murder. Like the majority of Dahmers victims, Tony Hughes was tricked into coming to Dahmers apartment after meeting him at a gay bar where Hughes was visiting family in Milwaukee at the time.

Ariana Grande has been a leading name in the music industry. With her iconic use of whistle register and unique vocal range, she has amassed a widespread fanbase and numerous accolades. But the 7 Rings singer presently finds herself amidst a massive controversy after recalling an old story from her early career, involving Jeffrey Dahmer.

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Jeffrey Dahmer symbolizes a dark phase in America’s past. The Wisconsin-born late individual was a notorious serial killer who killed and dismembered at least 17 males between 1978 to 1991. In the wake of Ariana Grande’s comments, the family of the late Tony Hughes, a deaf and mute victim of Jeffrey Dahmer, slammed the Grammy winner for her insensitive attitude.

Ariana Grande’s fascination with Jeffrey Dahmer leads her into trouble

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Ariana Grande‘s revelation came recently after she visited Penn Badgley’s Podcrushed podcast.

On a recent episode of Penn Badgley’s podcast, Podcrushed, Ariana Grande recounted a fan Q&a during which she revealed she’d “love to have met” serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.

According to the singer and actor, the event in question took place earlier in her career, between her time on Nickelodeon and full ascent to pop stardom. Grande was asked who she’d pick for a dinner with anyone dead or alive — and her answer wasn’t quite what the crowd of mostly young fans had anticipated.

“Jeffrey Dahmer’s pretty fascinating. I think I would’ve loved to have met him,” she recalled saying, before jokingly clarifying, “Maybe with a third party or something.”

She continued, “I have questions I would have loved [to ask him]. The parents were like, ‘We’ll explain later.'” Badgley diverted the discussion by recalling when he met Grande’s mother, resulting in a conversation about all things macabre,...

A version of this story about “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story“ first appeared in the Down to the Wire: Drama and Limited Series issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.

The Emmys won’t air for five months, but already Paris Barclay has made an impact. With his Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie nomination for Netflix’s “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” Barclay became the first Black director to be nominated in all three narrative directing categories: limited series for “Dahmer”; drama series for “The West Wing” in 2002 and “NYPD Blue” in both 1998 and 1999; and comedy series for “Glee” in 2010, 2013 and 2014.

“I’m very grateful, because whenever a body of your peers actually decides the work is significant enough to be nominated for an Emmy, it’s a huge deal,” said Barclay, who served as the first Black and first openly gay...

While it is easy to understand why audiences seek the thrills and chills of watching murderous characters on TV, it can be a bit harder to understand why creatives would put themselves through hell and back to deliver well-executed depravity that, at its best, morphs into something more poignant.

For Dominique Fishback, star of Prime Video’s “Swarm,” a pitch-black comedy about an obsessed music fan that leans into the “Killer” part of being a Killer Bee, the role of Dre was an opportunity to shirk expectations. “I was very used to playing characters who were considered lovable or likable or easier to put your arm around,” said the actress who, outside of her BAFTA Award-nominated supporting role in “Judas and the Black Messiah,” had been mostly cast as plucky teens. “I didn’t wanna get imprisoned by my own artistry or my own fears that I would disappoint anybody...

Evan Peters has opened up about his preparation to play Jeffrey Dahmer in Netflix’s recent true crime series.

The American Horror Story star appears as the serial killer and cannibal, who murdered 17 men and boys between the years 1978 and 1991, in Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.

In a new interview, Peters admitted that he was “terrified” to play Dahmer and went to some extreme lengths to inhabit the serial killer.

“Doing the role, I wanted to give it 120 per cent the whole way through, so I brought in a lot of darkness and negativity,” he told The Hollywood Reporter.

Peters described how, alongside doing extensive research and dialect work in preparation, he wore Dahmer’s shoes, jeans and glasses for months before filming.

He would even put weights on his arms to mirror the murderer’s style of walking.

“It was just having that end goal in sight,...

Ryan Murphy tried to get those affected on board with “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”.

Speaking at an event Thursday at the DGA Theater in L.A., the TV creator revealed that he reached out to the loved ones of Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims before writing the series.

Read More: Families Of Jeffrey Dahmer’s Victims Slam New Netflix Series: ‘It Didn’t Happen Like That’

“It’s something that we researched for a very long time,” he said of the show, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

“Over the course of the three, three and a half years when we were really writing it, working on it, we reached out to 20, around 20 of the victims’ families and friends trying to get input, trying to talk to people and not a single person responded to us in that process,” Murphy added.

Because they didn’t have the families’ input, the writers “relied very,...

Ryan Murphy claims he attempted to contact family members of Jeffrey Dahmer's victims before he went forward with the production of Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Murphy is the producer and showrunner best known for his work on Glee, American Horror Story, American Crime Story. Much of Murphy's chosen subject matter has focused on ripped-from-the-headlines news stories. And while in the past he has been able to steer clear of controversy regarding these real-world stories, his latest series Dahmer, has faced some backlash.

Dahmer - Monster:The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is Murphy's latest attempt at depicting the true story behind a notorious American tragedy. The limited series on Netflix focuses on the actions and daily life of Jeffrey Dahmer, a serial killer operating in Wisconsin in the 1980s. Played by frequent Murphy collaborator Evan Peters, Jeffrey Dahmer is famous for imprisoning and cannibalizing his victims. The series is...

Ryan Murphy’s “Dahmer” is one of Netflix’s most watched series of all time, but it’s also one of the streamer’s most controversial. The show has been lambasted online for glorifying real-life serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, and some family members of his victims have spoken out, claiming the series is “retraumatizing” and capitalizes on others’ tragedy without involving them in the project.

Murphy alluded to the controversy surrounding the hit Netflix show at an event at Los Angeles’ DGA Theatre on Thursday, saying the subject matter “is something that we researched for a very long time.”

“Over the course of the three, three and a half years when we were really writing it, working on it, we reached out to 20, around 20 of the victims’ families and friends, trying to get input, trying to talk to people, and not a single person responded to us in that process,...

Ryan Murphy has said that he reached out to the families of Jeffrey Dahmer’s families, but “not a single person responded”.

Netflix released Murphy’s thriller Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story last month, starring Evan Peters as the serial killer and cannibal.

Since its arrival on the platform, the show has been met with controversy with viewers complaining about its many gruesome scenes. Many people also said that the series was exploitative.

Family members of Dahmer’s victims – including the mother of Tony Hughes, who was among more than a dozen men killed – condemned the show.

Eric Perry – a cousin of Errol Lindsey, another of Dahmer’s victims – tweeted that the series was “retraumatising” his family.

Murphy has since addressed the controversy, claiming that he attempted to contacted the families of Dahmer’s victims.

Speaking at a Dahmer promotional event in Los Angeles, Murphy said – as per We Got...

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Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story creator Ryan Murphy said he and his team reached out to 20 victims’ families and friends during the three and a half years it took to research and prepare for the Netflix series about the serial killer.

“It’s something that we researched for a very long time,” Murphy said at an event for the show at the DGA Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday. “And we — over the course of the three, three and a half years when we were really writing it, working on it — we reached out to 20, around 20, of the victims’ families and friends trying to get input, trying to talk to people. And not a single person responded to us in that process. So we relied very, very heavily on our incredible group of researchers who… I don’t even know how they...

With the release of the Ryan Murphy-produced true-crime series “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”, family members of some of the notorious serial killer’s victims are expressing their displeasure with the dramatization.

Shirley Hughes, the mother of Tony Hughes, who was murdered by Dahmer, told The Guardian that while she didn’t watch the entire series, she takes issue with the way events are depicted because “it didn’t happen like that.”

Hughes blasted the show, adding, “I don’t see how they can do that. I don’t see how they can use our names and put stuff out like that out there.”

Read More: Netflix Removes LGBTQ Tag From ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’ After Criticism

Hughes is among the 17 victims of Dahmer, portrayed by “American Horror Story” regular Evan Peters.

She’s not the only family member of a Dahmer victim to slam the show. Rita Isbell,...

There’s probably no such thing as compassionate television about a serial killer. It’s impossible to honour victims without re-traumatising their families. And maybe you can’t explore a murderer’s damaged psyche – the rough personal history that preceded their terrible crimes – without evoking pity.

Right now, the most watched show on Netflix is Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Viewers have spent as many hours in front of the macabre Ryan Murphy miniseries as they have Netflix’s next seven most popular programmes combined. Across the world, true crime has never been this popular – or chilling. The 10-parter opens with Jeffrey Dahmer, played with menacing stoicism by Murphy’s frequent collaborator Evan Peters, cleaning the blood from what I’m pretty sure is an electric carving knife. It’s hard for me to say because I was already watching through my fingers.

An hour later, the first...

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Rodney Burford as Tony Hughes (far right)

Jeffrey Dahmer's shocking crimes are at the center of Netflix's new limited series "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story." Though mountains of documentaries, podcasts, and written media have extensively covered the murders committed by the serial killer, the latest Evan Peters-led Ryan Murphy project puts forth a dramatized account of the crimes, presented in part through the victims' points of view. Episode six of the 10-part scripted series, titled "Silence," delves into Tony Hughes's (played by Rodney Burford) death at the hands of the Milwaukee Monster, who killed, sexually assaulted his victims' corpses, preserved them, and sometimes consumed their dismembered organs. Given that aspects of the show are fictionalized, viewers may be curious about how much of what they see in the series is accurate to real-life events. Read ahead to learn more about who Hughes, Dahmer's 12th of 17 known victims,...

Netflix has produced its fair share of true-crime dramas throughout the years, but nothing has been quite as chilling as "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story," which documents the life of the infamous serial killer through intimate vignettes of his troubling life. The 10-episode series, starring Evan Peters, gives viewers a sense of what it was like for Dahmer's family, his victims, and even his neighbors - Glenda Cleveland and Pamela Bass - to watch as his grueling crimes unfolded.

While the show has garnered controversy for glorifying Dahmer's crimes and exploiting the trauma his victims endured, as of Sept. 27, the show is currently Netflix's most-watched title, amassing more than 196 million viewing hours in the past week, per CNN. The hype behind "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" aligns with the actual hysteria that possessed Americans when Dahmer's story was first revealed.

But how much of the show is rooted in fact?...

The promotional train for Dahmer may have started late, but the lack of publicity for the series has seemingly resulted in more interest.

Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story beat Netflix records in its first week on the streaming service.

After just five days available, it secured 196.2 million hours of viewership, allowing it to hit the #1 spot in several countries.

The numbers make Dahmer the highest first week of viewership for a series debut on Netflix.

Granted, the numbers were probably helped by the fact that the series dropped on a Wednesday instead of a Friday.

We'll have more concrete numbers when the show has been available for longer.

The series narrowly beat Inventing Anna, which netted 195.97 million hours viewed.

Squid Game, which became the streamer's most-watched show ever, kicked off with just over 63 million hours viewed.

The series is headlined by Evan Peters (American Horror Story), in a...

Netflix’s “Dahmer,” created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, wants to offer a more progressive view of Milwaukee serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who killed 17 men and boys over the course of a decade and a half.

“Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” which is indeed the title, aims for that progressive viewpoint in two ways but also, sneakily, a third one.

The series considers how the internal failures of law enforcement ultimately enabled Dahmer’s killing spree; a bulk of the 10 hour-long episodes are also devoted to giving voice and face to the victims often overlooked by similar fictionalized serial killer shows and movies; yet it also, in showing Dahmer’s occasional flashes of guilt or self-doubt or feelings of futility about the murders and himself, succeeds whether on purpose or not in humanizing him to a degree.

That’s already proven to be a huge problem for...