Did you like ‘Monster: The Ed Gein Story’? See 5 films and series inspired by the serial killer

Big Netflix debut last Friday, 3rd, Monster: A History of Ed Gein brings the story of the American serial killer to the general public Ed gonnaknown as the Plainfield Butcher, who, in addition to murdering two women, stole buried bodies to create furniture and objects for his home.

Over the years, the brutality and insanity of Gein’s acts have inspired Hollywood works, including major horror classics and another series of Ryan Murphyone of the creators of Monster.

Check out five other productions below that had characters inspired by the serial killer:

Psycho (1960)

Great classic Alfred Hitchcock, Psychosis was greatly influenced by Gein’s story. Norman Bates’ Obsession (Anthony Perkins) by the mother and her bloody madness were directly inspired by serial killer. Like Bates, Gein was a reclusive man who was raised by a woman with extreme religious devotion, which led her to have abusive behavior towards her son throughout his adolescence and youth.

Based on the book by Robert Bloch and released in 1960, Psychosis is available for streaming on Telecine. A prelude series to the events of the film, Bates Motelwas produced between 2013 and 2017 and is available on Globoplay.

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Winner of five Oscars, The Silence of the Lambs may even be best remembered for the shocking performance of Anthony Hopkins like Hannibal Lecter, but the film’s big villain, the serial killer Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine) is the one who was inspired by Gein. In the film, the character killed and skinned women with the aim of sewing clothes for himself entirely made of human skin that simulated a female body.

Gein, who robbed graves to build objects in his home with human parts, even made skin masks using the faces of his victims, something that inspired Buffalo Bill’s crimes and motives in the original book written by Thomas Harris.

First horror to win the Oscar for Best Film, The Silence of the Lambs is available on Prime Video and MUBI.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

Another iconic horror villain inspired by Gein is Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen), of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. In fact, the entire cannibal family in the film was inspired by Gein’s crimes. In addition to being reclusive people who kidnapped and killed people found on the roads, the characters also created decorations made from the bodies of their victims.

But, obviously, it is the mask made of human skin worn by Leatherface, something taken directly from Gein’s crimes, that most marked the franchise.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre it can be watched on Mercado Play and on the Filmelier+ channel on Prime Video.

American Horror Story: Asylum

Raised by Ryan Murphy, American Horror Story was a horror anthology whose seasons focused on different terrifying stories. Its second year, subtitled Asylumbrought direct references to Gein’s crimes, with the serial killer Bloody Face (Zachary Quinto) also wearing a mask made from human skin.

If that wasn’t enough, the villain of the season also used the bodies of his victims to make objects for his home, including a lamp made from flayed skin and a basin created from a skull.

The 12 seasons of American Horror Story are available on Disney+.

Con Air: Rota de Fuga (1997)

Unlike other productions on this list, Con Air: Rota de Fuga It is not a horror and does not focus on the actions of serial killer. The action film, in fact, focuses on the escape attempt of several prisoners and a man about to be released from a plane transporting criminals. One of his characters, however, is a clear reference to Gein.

Performed by Steve Buscemithe charismatic assassin Garland Greene tells the protagonist, played by Nicolas Cagewho once wore a hat made from the head of a woman he killed. The reference to the equipment is not gratuitous, since a similar object was found among Gein’s possessions.

Furthermore, Buscemi himself revealed at the time that he shaped his character based on the behavior of serial killers real, quoting Gein, Ted Bundy e Jeffrey Dahmer.

Con Air: Rota de Fugue is available on Disney+.