In some ways, "My Friend Dahmer" is a typical coming-of-age movie about an awkward teen. What distinguishes this particular case of adolescent angst is that it's the true story of serial killer ...

‘My Friend Dahmer’: Inside Movie Adaptation of Serial Killer’s Teen Life. Derf Backderf on his classic graphic novel, why he's excited Disney star Ross Lynch will play his infamous friend.

In 2013, filmmaker Marc Meyers took a trip to Bath, Ohio, to visit the suburb where serial killer Jeffery Dahmer spent his formative years. Several months earlier, Meyers had optioned the graphic ...

His autobiographical 2012 graphic novel “My Friend Dahmer” captures that weirdness as he recounts their high-school years together and, with the benefit of hindsight, zeroes in on the many ...

Entertainment 'My Friend Dahmer,' movie based on Cleveland artist John 'Derf' Backderf's graphic novel, to open in theaters this fall. Updated: ; May. 15, 2017, 6:57 ...

A series killer comes into the cineplex this weekend as "My Friend Dahmer" takes a look at the teenager iteration of Jeffrey Dahmer. He's joined by the revival of "Dunkirk," which returns to ...

The movie doesn’t make excuses for Dahmer, who would go on to infamously murder and eat seventeen people. Many scenes feature him excessively drinking, butchering animals and rubbing their bones. “My ...

The movie script, written by Marc Meyers, is based on the 2012 graphic novel of the same name by cartoonist John "Derf" Backderf, who had been friends with Dahmer in high school in the 1970s ...

Now, the 21-year-old actor is widening his fan base by starring as cannibalistic serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in the new movie, My Friend Dahmer, based on the graphic novel of the same name by ...

A trailer released this week offers a preview of "My Friend Dahmer," the film based on a graphic novel that purports to tell the story of Jeffrey Dahmer as an Ohio high school student in the 1970s ...

"My Friend Dahmer," the film based on Cleveland artist John 'Derf' Backderf's best-selling graphic novel about the notorious serial killer, has begun shooting at locations around Northeast Ohio.

‘My Friend Dahmer’ Filmmaker Tackling Tragic Love Story ‘All My Life’ for ... The 2017 movie was well received — it has an 87 score on Rotten Tomatoes — and got the helmer noticed ...