Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
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Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Before The Texas Chainsaw Massacre... there was Ed.

7.2 / 10
2025
1 season
8 episodes
CrimeDrama

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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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.

  • Mother!

    1.Mother!

    7.4
    03-10-202554m

    On a remote Wisconsin farm, troubled loner Ed Gein's twisted bond with his domineering mother triggers a terrifying descent into madness.

  • Sick as Your Secrets

    2.Sick as Your Secrets

    6.9
    03-10-202560m

    Tormented by horrific visions, Ed turns his fixation with death into a grisly hobby. Years later, fiction and reality collide on a Hollywood film set.

  • The Babysitter

    3.The Babysitter

    7.1
    03-10-202559m

    Ed's warped search for connection leads him from a late-night rendezvous to a grotesque magic show — and ignites a bitter grudge that's hard to shake.

  • Green

    4.Green

    7.0
    03-10-202558m

    Ed finds himself torn between two very different women. As the Vietnam War rages, tales of a real-life bogeyman inspire a young Texas filmmaker.

  • Ice

    5.Ice

    6.3
    03-10-202549m

    Adeline's dreams of fame clash with the harsh realities of life in the big city. Consumed by his dark desires, Ed commits unconscionable acts.

  • Buxom Bird

    6.Buxom Bird

    7.0
    03-10-202546m

    When the authorities uncover a nightmarish crime scene, Ed's puzzling explanations raise deeper questions. Adeline steps into the spotlight.

  • Ham Radio

    7.Ham Radio

    6.8
    03-10-202559m

    Deputy Frank turns the Gein farmhouse into a sordid spectacle. Ed devises a unique method to communicate with his heroes in the outside world.

  • The Godfather

    8.The Godfather

    6.3
    03-10-202566m

    Ed finds new purpose helping investigators crack a disturbing case. But as the past and present blur, his terrifying legacy looms larger than ever.

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