Monster: The Ed Gein Story
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The shocking true-life tale of Ed Gein, the infamous murderer and grave robber who inspired many of Hollywood's most iconic on-screen killers.
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Ian BrennanFist Air Date:
2025-10-03Episode Runtime:
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Ryan Murphy Television, Prospect FilmsKeywords:
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Vote Average: 7.2/10
Vote Count: 488 Votes
Show Popularity: 12.2628
Show Status: Ended
Show Type: Miniseries
Spoken Languages: German, English
Season 1
8 Episodes
Air Date: 2025-10-03
Serial killer. Grave robber. Psycho. In the frozen fields of 1950s rural Wisconsin, a friendly, mild-mannered recluse named Eddie Gein lived quietly on a decaying farm - hiding a house of horrors so gruesome it would redefine the American nightmare. Driven by isolation, psychosis, and an all-consuming obsession with his mother, Gein's perverse crimes birthed a new kind of monster that would haunt Hollywood for decades. From Psycho to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to The Silence of the Lambs, Gein's macabre legacy gave birth to fictional monsters born in his image and ignited a cultural obsession with the criminally deviant. Ed Gein didn't just influence a genre -- he became the blueprint for modern horror.
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