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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 January 2025. American murderer and human trophy collector (1906–1984) This article is about the American killer and body snatcher. For the band named after him, see Ed Gein (band). Ed Gein Gein, c. 1958 Born Edward Theodore Gein (1906-08-27) August 27, 1906 La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. Died July 26 ...
Gein's story has been fodder for scores of dramatic and true-crime productions. It inspired Milwaukee writer Robert Bloch's novel "Psycho," which was adapted by Alfred Hitchcock into the 1960 ...
Season 3 of Ryan Murphy's anthology series 'Monster' will tell the story of serial killer Ed Gein ... The third installment of the Netflix anthology series will tell the real-life story of serial ...
During American Horror Story: Asylum, Zachary Quinto played a fictional serial killer named Dr. Oliver Thredson a.k.a Bloody Face who was inspired by Gein. Meanwhile, season 1 of Monster ...
In 1957, Ed suffers a psychotic break and becomes a spree killer, murdering a stranded motorist named Becky, Jack, and a graveyard security guard before abducting a bartender named Sue Layton. Ed butchers Sue in his barn and uses her flesh to construct a "woman suit" before kidnapping another woman, a hardware store owner named Vera Mason.
In the Light of the Moon (also known as Ed Gein) is a 2000 crime horror film directed by Chuck Parello, and written by Stephen Johnston. It is based on the crimes of Ed Gein, an American murderer who killed at least two women in Plainfield, Wisconsin during the 1950s.
Known to have collected body parts, Gein inspired fictional killers, including Norman Bates from Psycho and Buffalo Bill from The Silence of the Lambs. He spent the later part of his life in ...
On September 16, 2024, it was announced that the third season of Monster will focus on convicted murder and suspected serial killer Ed Gein. [1] [2] On October 4, it was confirmed that the season would be titled The Original Monster, exploring Ed Gein's life as the first "celebrity serial killer" and examining how true crime evolved into a pop culture phenomenon.