Ed Gein, from “Monster”, inspired three terror classics; See which

The new season of Netflix’s True Crime series tells the story of Ed gonnaserial killer who became known as “Plainfield’s butcher.”

Born in the city of Plainfield in Wisconsin, he was a reserved farmer who hid macabre secrets on his property. He was responsible for exhukening the body of nine women buried in the cemetery and decided to keep parts of them at his home. Gein was also convicted of two murders, and is considered suspected of others.

The criminal had clothes, furniture, a lamp and facial masks made of human skin of his victims.

In addition to the True crime directed by Ryan Murphy, who recently debuted on Netflix, Gein’s bizarre story has already inspired other productionsinclusive Three horror films considered classics of the genre.

“Psychosis” (1960)

Alfred Hitchcock’s film and the homonymous novel of Robert Bloch, published in 1959, are inspired by Ed Gein’s obsession with his mother to create the fictional character Norman Bates.

In real life, Gein stated that it was the death of his mother, a rigid and very religious woman who made him go crazy and commit crimes in an attempt to incorporate her.

“The Silence of the Innocents” (1991)

The film directed by Jonathan Demme is based on the romance of the same name written by Thomas Harris, who based his character Buffalo Bill in real -life serial killers.

The purpose of the film’s antagonist to create a “female costume” made from the skin of its victims was based on the acts of Gein.

“The Chainsaw Massacre” (1974)

One of Tobe Hooper’s most famous film Slasher films has as villain Leatherface as villain, “leather face”), known for his mask with the human skin of his victims’ faces.

The director himself has already stated that he was inspired by the story he heard as a child when they discovered the crimes of Gein, who lived in a city neighboring Hooper.