#ed-gein

[ follow ]
#true-crime-television
fromwww.esquire.com
1 week ago

Did Ed Gein Kill His Brother? How 'Monster' Differs From Reality.

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.
Television
Television
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

A Hitchcock historian fact-checked Netflix's 'Ed Gein Story' and calls it 'dramatic license, not history'

Netflix's series dramatizes the making of Psycho, incorporating invented scenes and inaccuracies regarding Alfred Hitchcock, Anthony Perkins, and Ed Gein.
Television
fromwww.esquire.com
1 week ago

'Monster: The Ed Gein Story' Ending and Mindhunter Connection, Explained

The Monster: The Ed Gein Story finale links Ed Gein to Mindhunter via a scene with FBI agents John Douglas and Robert Ressler visiting Gein.
Film
fromwww.esquire.com
1 week ago

Is Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho Based on Ed Gein? Let's Break Down the Monster Connection.

Ed Gein's crimes paralleled and influenced Robert Bloch's Psycho and inspired new dramatizations, revealing real-life sources for elements of cinematic horror.
#ryan-murphy
#true-crime
fromInverse
1 week ago
Television

Netflix's Controversial New Thriller Dangerously Misrepresents Hollywood History

fromInverse
1 week ago
Television

Netflix's Controversial New Thriller Dangerously Misrepresents Hollywood History

Television
fromIndieWire
2 weeks ago

'Monster' Season 3 Review: Even 'Ed Gein' Doesn't Want You To Watch This 'Story'

A famed director laments that Psycho created audience appetite for increasingly graphic sex-horror while a murderer enacts brutal violence, linking cultural influence to atrocity.
Television
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

How Monster Butchers the Real Ed Gein Story

The Ed Gein season of Monster fictionalizes and reframes Gein's crimes, exploring how differing truths and pop-culture influences shape the narrative.
fromwww.esquire.com
2 weeks ago

The Ultimate Guide to Monster: The Ed Gein Story'

The notorious killer Ed Gein, nicknamed the "Butcher of Plainfield," is the inspiration for the latest season of the anthology series Monster, created by TV juggernaut Ryan Murphy. In 1957, Ed Gein gained notoriety when his grisly crimes committed in his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsin, were made public. He committed at least two confirmed murdersMary Hogan in 1954 and Bernice Worden in 1957and remains a suspect in several more, including those of eight-year-old Georgia Weckler and 14-year-old Evelyn Grace Hartley,
Television
#charlie-hunnam
Television
fromJust Jared
2 weeks ago

Charlie Hunnam & 'Monster' Cast Celebrate the Netflix Series at NYC Dinner Ahead of Streaming Premiere

Netflix's Monster: The Ed Gein Story, starring Charlie Hunnam, premieres October 3 following a New York tastemaker dinner attended by cast and creators.
Television
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Addison Rae Stars in Trailer for New Netflix Show Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Addison Rae joins Netflix's Monster: The Ed Gein Story as Evelyn Hartley, with the series premiering on Netflix on October 3.
[ Load more ]