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Story Roulette

If Ryan Murphy's Dahmer Series Made You Question Your Binge-Watching Choices means you need Wisconsin's most infamous inspiration

Try Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix, Oct 3) — Charlie Hunnam plays the "Butcher of Plainfield" in Ryan Murphy's third monster anthology. This is the guy who inspired Psycho, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, AND Silence of the Lambs. Basically, your entire horror childhood trauma came from one man's mother issues in 1950s rural Wisconsin.

If Oppenheimer Made You Crave More Cillian Murphy Being Emotionally Wrecked means you need an Irish headteacher having the worst day of his professional life

Try Steve (Netflix, Oct 3) — Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy plays a reform school headteacher in mid-90s England trying to save his last-chance institution from closure while his own mental health spirals. It's based on Max Porter's novel Shy, so prepare for beautifully devastating British angst where everyone's too polite to scream but really, really should.

If The Bourne Supremacy Made You Believe Paul Greengrass Could Make Anything Tense means you need survival stakes with shaky-cam intensity

Try The Lost Bus (Apple TV+, Oct 3) — Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera battle to save 22 kids from the 2018 Camp Fire, California's deadliest wildfire. Directed by Paul Greengrass (the Bourne guy), so expect shaky cam, high stakes, and the uncomfortable realization that this actually happened. McConaughey's real son and mom are in it, which should tell you exactly how emotionally manipulative this is going to be.

Mood Matrix

Existential Horror

Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix, Oct 3) — The series doesn't just ask "what made him this way," it interrogates how Ed Gein became the blueprint for every horror villain you've ever loved to hate. Laurie Metcalf plays his mother. Tom Hollander plays Alfred Hitchcock. It's meta, it's disturbing, it's 8 episodes you'll finish in one sitting and regret immediately.

Quiet Devastation

Steve (Netflix, Oct 3) — Cillian Murphy doing what he does best: internalizing everything until you can feel the pressure through the screen. It's a single day at a failing reform school where both teacher and student are teetering on the edge. Bring tissues, not popcorn.

White-Knuckle Adrenaline

The Lost Bus (Apple TV+, Oct 3) — A wayward bus driver and a teacher have approximately zero minutes to evacuate children from an inferno that's moving faster than their bus. Paul Greengrass directs, which means you'll be clenching your jaw for two straight hours.

Campy Halloween Chaos

V/H/S/Halloween (Shudder, Oct 3) — Found-footage horror anthology doing what it does best: turning trick-or-treat into a blood-soaked nightmare. It's got an 8.2 on early ratings, which for horror means "legitimately unsettling".

Hidden Gem of the Week

Love Is Blind Season 9 (Netflix, Oct 1) — Yes, it's reality TV. Yes, it's emotionally manipulative. But if you need a palate cleanser from serial killers and wildfires, watching strangers get engaged without seeing each other is the kind of low-stakes chaos that feels oddly comforting. Plus, you get to yell at your screen about red flags while eating snacks. It's therapeutic, really.

Queue responsibly. Your sleep schedule will thank you later (or blame you extensively).