Is “Psycho” Based on Ed Gein? All About Alfred Hitchcock’s Real Inspiration for Norman Bates’ Sinister Character

Monster also tells a parallel story of the making of the 1960 movie, Psycho, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The Netflix series ...

Ed Gein's Mental History, From Undiagnosed Schizophrenia to Low IQ

Ed Gein was sent to a psychiatric hospital after his arrest on a charge of first-degree murder in 1957. Here's what doctors ...

‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’ – See The Characters & The Real-Life People On Whom They Are Based

Ed Gein, the reali-life killer who inspired Norman Bates, Leatherface and Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs, is back ...

Was Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’ Really Inspired by Ed Gein? Breaking Down the Truth Behind ‘Monster’

Monster: The Ed Gein Story is currently airing on Netflix. Here we break down those Alfred Hitchcock scenes and how real to ...

What Happened to Ed Gein's Wisconsin Farmhouse?

The setting for the horrors perpetrated by killer Ed Gein was a dilapidated farmhouse on an isolated plot of land in rural Wisconsin.

Who Was Ed Gein's Father? All About George Gein

Monster: The Ed Gein Story' explores the titular serial killer's complex relationship with his mother, leaving viewers ...
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Ed Gein Crime Scene Photos Show Inside 'Butcher of Plainfield’s' House on the Farm

Ed Gein led a reclusive life inside a cluttered house on a farm in rural Plainfield, Wisconsin, in the 1950s. It was a house of horrors. Authorities later determined that Gein's house was filled ...