Monsters creator Ryan Murphy has pushed back against criticism from the family of Lyle and Erik Menendez over the Netflix drama about their 1989 murder of their parents, calling his show “the best thing that has happened to the Menendez brothers in 30 years”.

A new statement shared by Erik’s wife Tammi on Friday said the family had been “victimized” by what they called “a grotesque shockadrama”.

The group of 24 family members, spearheaded by the brothers’ aunt, said they wanted…