The 'emetophobia' triggering scene in Ryan Murphy's new Monster: The Story of Lizzie Borden series is actually based on a real-life event.

Max Winkler, who helmed six episodes of season four, also dives into filming the "viscerally upsetting" axe murders of Borden's parents (played by Charlie Hunnam and Rebecca Hall) in the Netflix recreation.

Many actresses have played Lizzie Borden over the years. Here are eight shows and movies about Lizzie Borden to watch after finishing Netflix’s ‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’.

In Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, Wuornos and her girlfriend make a memorable trek to the Fall River, Mass. home where Borden’s father Andrew Borden and stepmother Abby Borden were hacked to death, even hooking up on the couch where the former died.

The latest Monster instalment, about the 1892 Borden axe murders, is packed with periods and beheadings, and feels like it was made up as they went along

We know that Lizzie remained an unmarried woman for the rest of her free life after being acquitted of the murders of her parents, and there’s no evidence of a sexual or romantic relationship with men or women in her past.

The real Lizzie Borden story is infinitely more interesting than Murphy’s version. It’s about a woman who remains a complete cipher, trapped in a house of rage, whose trial hinged on whether a lady could be delicate enough to wear lace and brutal enough to swing an axe.

Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan have widened the story beyond Borden, bringing together notorious women from different periods

Netflix viewers responded lukewarm to the latest addition in Ryan Murphy’s cinematic universe of infamous killers last week. Meanwhile, the streamer seems to have found the right audience for its latest YA offering.