"In Monster: The Ed Gein Story, Charlie Hunnam stars as Ed Gein, an awkward man who lives with his fanatically religious mother in Plainfield, Wisconsin, a nowheresville of a town whose own name informs the vibe. At the start of the show, Ed Gein has a brother, Henry, played in the series by Hudson Oz. By the end of the first episode, the show ends in what might be Ed's first murder, with Ed striking Henry on the head with log wood."
"In real life, the Gein brothers often clashed over their mother, Augusta. The pious Augusta vehemently detested women, deeming them harlots and tools of the devil to seduce and destroy men. Augusta also abhorred sex in every way. (How she put up with conceiving two children, we'll never really know.) At one point, Henryweary of his mother's toxicityhad entered a relationship with a woman in town, and began hatching plans to move in with her."
Ed Gein is portrayed as committing fratricide by striking brother Henry with a log, alongside hallucinations suggesting distorted reality. In reality, the Gein brothers clashed over their pious mother, Augusta, whose vehement anti-female views and aversion to sex strained family relations. Henry entered a relationship and planned to move away, provoking Ed's resentment. Official records list Henry's death as an accidental farm fire during chaotic conditions. The circumstances of Henry's death remain unresolved, leaving room for speculation despite no conclusive evidence of fratricide.
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