Ed Gein & the Iconic Movies He Inspired | Horrorwood: True Crime in Tinseltown

Parents will often say to children, "Don't worry, it isn't real" when it comes to a scary monster in a movie. But the most terrifying monsters walk among us every day. And I can assure you, Misfits, they are VERY real. Today we’re talking about gruesome serial killer Ed Gein - a.k.a. The Butcher of Plainfield - and the movies his story inspired, including: Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs. Eek.

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Episode Sources:

“Psycho” on IMDb

“Texas Chain Saw Massacre” on IMDb

“Inside Psycho” Podcast by Mark Ramsey, Wondery

“Ed Gein” on Wikipedia

“Every Horror Movie Inspired By Serial Killer Ed Gein” by Maisy Flowers, July 12, 2020, Screen Rant

“13 Horror Movies Inspired By Serial Killer Ed Gein” by Trisha Bartle, updated December 30, 2022, Creepy Catalog

“Infamous serial killer Ed Gein dies” by History.com Editors, published November 13, 2009, last updated September 29, 2020, HISTORY

“Ed Gein” by Biography.com Editors and Tyler Piccotti, updated October 3, 2023, Biography.com

“The Macabre Story of Ed Gein, The Serial Killer Who Used Human Body Parts To Make Furniture” by Kaleena Fraga, edited by John Kuroski, published January 29, 2022, updated November 7, 2023, All That’s Interesting

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