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People are being warned not to dress as Jeffrey Dahmer for Halloween
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Ever since it dropped last month, Netflix's latest true crime series Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story has taken the internet by storm.

The show - which dramatizes the life of notorious serial killer Dahmer - has seen a surge of interest in the murderer who came to be known as the Milwaukee Monster

However, not everyone is happy that the series - which stars Evan Peters and was co-created by Ryan Murphy - is getting so much attention. Many have taken to social media to remind others that Dahmer - who killed 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991 - should not be turned into a pop culture icon.

Meanwhile, with Halloween just around the corner, there is growing concern that fans of the show might be tempted to dress up as the serial killer when they head out trick or treating.

"The constant lack of remorse for Dahmer's victims on social media makes me believe many people are going dress as Jeffery Dahmer and his victims for Halloween and that is so sick," one person tweeted.

"I can't even believe I have to say this but please do not dress up as Jeffrey Dahmer for Halloween," another implored people.

"If y’all dress up as Jeffery Dahmer (a real person who raped, killed, and ate MINORS) just bc you barely found out about him bc of Netflix hype, you’re a f***in WEIRDO that’s obsessed with trends," a third added.

"If I see someone dressed like Jeffrey Dahmer for Halloween, I’ll be the next person to make a crime series about," a fourth warned alongside several knife emojis.

"Please don’t dress up as Jeffrey Dahmer for halloween that’s just gross," begged a fifth.

Well, now I'm going to have to dress like him.  

Freddy Kreuger costumes have been around since before my spawn were young. My wife got all pissed off when my eldest (born in '84) was about 4 and wanted to dress like him for Hallowe'en. Too many snowflakes.