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Jul 20, 2001 · A film about the true story of Ed Gein, who inspired Psycho and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre with his gruesome crimes. Steve Railsback stars as Gein, a farmer who dug up corpses and made things out of their remains.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Chuck Parello
- 2001-07-20
A list of horror and thriller films inspired by the notorious serial killer Ed Gein, who dug up corpses and made things out of their remains. See the titles, ratings, summaries and cast of each movie, from Psycho to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
In the Light of the Moon (also known as Ed Gein) is a 2000 crime horror film directed by Chuck Parello, and written by Stephen Johnston. It is based on the crimes of Ed Gein, an American murderer who killed at least two women in Plainfield, Wisconsin during the 1950s. It stars Steve Railsback as Gein, and Carrie Snodgress as Gein's domineering ...
- 'Psycho' (1960) Gein's haunting infatuation with his mother has now become a trope for many demented horror characters who kill — take Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) as a prime example.
- 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (1974) Very loosely inspired by Gein, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre took the real-life body snatcher's obsession with human skin and used it to build its character Leatherface, who hid behind face masks made out of human flesh.
- 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991) The serial murderer Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs not only found origins in Gein but also from other famous serial murderers, such as Ted Bundy, Gary Heidnik and Ed Kemper.
- 'Three on a Meathook' (1972) The title basically gives a lot away. Directed by horror filmmaker William Girdler, Three on a Meathook tells the story of four young ladies whose car breaks down in a small town.
Jun 11, 2022 · A 2022 horror film about the life of Ed Gein, the real-life inspiration for 'Psycho' and 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'. The film follows his descent into madness as he digs up bodies and makes gruesome items from human remains.
Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield is a 2007 American crime horror film written and directed by Michael Feifer. A direct-to-video release, it is based on the crimes of Ed Gein, an American murderer who killed at least two women in Plainfield, Wisconsin during the 1950s. [1]
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Details. Based on the true story of America's first famous serial killer. Everyone in small Plainfield, Wisconsin thought Ed was just a little different, a local oddity. But Ed was tormented and haunted by years of family abuse.
