Night Stalker: Netflix users accuse true crime series of going too far – ‘I had to turn it off’
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. However, viewers were left feeling uneasy by the inclusion of disturbing crime scene images as well as CGI recreations of Ramirez’s murders, which included “slow-mo blood spatter shots”. One viewer, who said they “don’t scare easily”, described the series as “hard going”, adding: “I really wouldn’t watch unless you have a very thick skin for true crime.” They added: “It’s so graphic I had to turn it off after two episodes.” “No need for them to include the victim crime scene photos,” another viewer complained. “It’s not necessary.” One viewer, journalist Eric Anders, accused the show of “gleefully horrific crime scene images on screen”. For each of the limited series’s four episodes, the streaming service includes warnings of “sexual images” and “sexual violence references”.
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