Azeezah Ibraheem, Near East University

These popular series have disturbing effects on their viewership.

Lisa Lilianstrom, Northern Illinois University

If you’re craving more real life drama, look no further than these gripping films and TV series.

Abby Webb, Rice University

Fans’ obsession with Netflix’s lead serial killer points to a much darker, real-life cultural trend in which people fall for monstrous men.

Megan Thompson, Montclair State University

The original novel behind the Netflix series leaves fans intrigued and captivated by the modern-day Ted Bundy.

Madison Feser, Seton Hall University

Whether romanticized or condemned, serial killers are a staple of today’s Americana. But when, and how, did the fascination with society’s most deviant begin?

Zailin Peña, Southern Adventist University

It’s an obvious point but it seems to fall on deaf ears: glorifying a serial killer will only have negative repercussions.