Netflix fans rage over new horror crime series and point out ‘wrong’ detail

True crime fans have slammed the upcoming Netflix series Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story.

The show, created by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, centres around the 1989 murders of José and Kitty Menéndez who were killed by their sons Lyle and Erik.

Starring Javier Bardem and Chloe Sevigny, the series is the second season in the Monster anthology. 

It also stars Nicholas Chavez and Cooper Koch as Lyle and Erik Menendez.

It was released after the success of 2020’s Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, about the life and crimes of notorious serial killer Jeffery Dahmer.

Fans have slammed the title of the series before its September 19 global release.

Taking to Facebook, they argued that Joseph and Erik were not ‘monsters’, but rather victims of their father Jose’s physical and sexual abuse. 

‘I hate that it’s called Monsters,’ one fan complained. ‘Yes these boys did the wrong thing, but I honestly believe it was justified their parents abused, tortured, and assaulted these boys their whole life.

‘They wrongfully took away any chance these boys had at living a normal life. IMO they got what they deserved free these boys.’

One said they would reserve judgement until the series premieres.

‘I just hope they do these men right and tell their story with dignified sympathy and honesty and don’t paint them to be the villains to make a more compelling storyline,’ the fan wrote. 

Another chimed in with a similar sentiment, arguing the Monsters tag might apply to the way the media portrayed the brothers at the time of the trial. 

‘We will have to wait and see how they portray them in the series, but I’m wondering if it’s called Monsters as in how they were labelled in the media at the time of the case, not necessarily calling them monsters,’ they wrote.

Another added that while Monsters was the name of the anthology series, labelling this particular story felt ‘wrong.’

Taking to Facebook , they argued that Joseph and Erik were not ‘monsters’, but rather victims of their father Jose’s physical and sexual abuse 

‘I hate that it’s called Monsters,’ one fan complained. ‘Yes these boys did the wrong thing, but I honestly believe it was justified their parents abused, tortured, and assaulted these boys their whole life 

Another said they would reserve judgement until the series premieres 

‘Like, I get if they copied the same format as the Dahmer series…but just flat out calling it MONSTERS is wild,’ they said.

‘I don’t know much about their case, just the basics, but it just feels wrong.’

 Another fan chastised the Monster series overall calling it ‘exploitative.’

‘Feels a but icky and exploitative to be making these dramatic trype series about true crime, and after what happened with the Dahmer series not consulting families of victims or even letting them know, I doubt this story will be handles with grace

Another chimed in with a similar sentiment, arguing the Monsters tag might apply to the way the media portrayed the brothers at the time of the trial 

We will have to wait and see how they portray them in the series,’ they wrote

Another chimed in with a similar sentiment, arguing the Monsters tag might apply to the way the media portrayed the brothers at the time of the trial

Joseph and Erik Menéndez were convicted in 1996 of the murders of their parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez. 

During their trial, the brothers stated they committed the murders out of fear that their father would kill them after they threatened to expose him for years of sexual, emotional, and physical abuse.

However, the prosecution argued that they did it to inherit their father’s multimillion-dollar estate. 

The brothers were first tried separately with one jury for each brother. However, both juries deadlocked, resulting in a mistrial. 

For the second trial, they were tried together by a single jury that found them guilty after the judge excluded the evidences of abuse for the defense. 

Both brothers were sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

It was also announced this week that Charlie Hunnam will star in the series next iteration, portraying notorious necrophile and murderer Ed Gein. 

Joseph and Erik Menéndez were convicted in 1996 of the murders of their parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez. They were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole