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Warning! This post contains spoilers for Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.

This post contains mentions of abuse and murder.

Netflix's Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story briefly refers to Dominique Dunne's real-life trial, making it hard not to wonder what happened to her. Serving as a followup to Ryan Murphy's hit show Dahmer Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story centers on Jos and Kitty Menendez's murders, who were killed by their own sons, Lyle and Erik. Like the first season of the Netflix true-crime show, Monsters, too, attempts to present a neutral perspective on the central real-life crime instead of solely framing the titular brothers as "monsters."

Given how Netflix's Monsters has received mixed reviews like its predecessor, not everyone seems to be on board with the show's approach towards true crime. However, it is still interesting...

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story is taking Netflix by storm, ranked among its most streamed new shows since premiering in mid-September 2024. While the focus is on brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez and the murder of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, fans have noticed a subtle mention in the show that connects someone close to the case with the movie Poltergeist. Its a fascinating though equally tragic story that influenced how the Menendez case was covered by mainstream media, whether subconsciously or not.

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Release Date September 18, 2024Cast Cooper Koch, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Javier Bardem, Chloe Sevigny, Nathan Lane, Ari Graynor, Marlene Forte, Blanca Araceli, Dallas Roberts, leslie grossman, Charlie Hall, Nathen GurrolaMain Genre CrimeCreator(s) Ryan Murphy, Ian BrennanSeasons 1 Who Is Dominick Dunne?

Dominick Dunne was a respected journalist who started writing in the 1970s.

Emmy-winning actor Nathan Lane was able to channel his performance as legendary crime reporter Dominic Dunne in Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story by going through the writer’s famous son, actor Griffin Dunne.

Lane’s performance is winning praise for his harnessing of the pain and loss Dunne held onto for decades after the double blow the writer experienced in the early 1980s of a tragedy and an injustice; as the series shows, the perceived miscarriage of justice informs Dunne’s perspective on crimes he covers for Vanity Fair and leads to his speculations about the nature of the Menendez boys’ relationship, which are peppered throughout the limited series. But it wasn’t only through researching his crime and trial reporting that Lane got into the mindset of the late legend.

“What helped was talking to Griffin Dunne, his son, a lovely actor and a wonderful...

At long last, we've made it to the start of the trial for Erik and Lyle in Netflix's Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story episode 7, "Showtime." But as we soon learn, one of the brothers is becoming very cocky about their chances of walking free and will do anything he can to persuade the jury — even lie. Will this lead to the brothers' downfall? Lyle is a good actor for now, but it might become apparent that he's faking it.

Major spoilers for Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story episode 7 are below.

Trigger Warning: This episode explicitly references child sexual abuse.

We're inching closer to the finish line on Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, and episode 7, fortunately, doesn't rely as heavily on flashbacks. Instead, we see the brothers prepare for the trial and the testimonies begin. We also start to understand why the journalist Dominick...