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Trump sends troops to Israel + What Netflix's Monsters gets wrong

Trump sends troops to Israel + What Netflix's Monsters gets wrong

Update: 2025-10-10
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Netflix's Monsters series The Ed Gein Story is trending globally but despite it’s popularity the reviews are not in its favour, with critics pointing out it may be the most sensationalised instalment in the Monster anthology yet.

The series follows murderer Ed Gein is thought to have influenced Hollywood and the making of Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs, but how much of the story is true?

In this episode of The Briefing, Helen Smith is joined by Alyce McGovern, Associate Professor of Criminology from UNSW, who explains why we can’t look away and how we can consume it more responsibly. 

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Trump sends troops to Israel + What Netflix's Monsters gets wrong

Trump sends troops to Israel + What Netflix's Monsters gets wrong

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