"Ed Gein is known as the "Godfather" of serial murderers, and it's clear to see why: his habit of grave robbing and crafting grotesque items out of human skin inspired the fictional Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs; his creation of skin "masks" inspired Leatherface in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre; and his obsession with his mother inspired Robert Bloch's novel , which went on to be adapted to the screen by Alfred Hitchcock."
"All of these projects are honored in this series in different ways: we see the fictional Buffalo Bill dancing intercut with Ed doing the same in his "skin suit" and Tobe Hooper becoming inspired to create a new kind of horror movie after realizing how Ed Gein was inspired by horrific images from concentration camps, but the most screentime is devoted to the creation of Hitchcock's Psycho."
"Alfred Hitchcock is portrayed as being directly inspired by the Ed Gein story while creating Psycho, but the two were more or less separate. Netflix It all starts with a scene of Hitchcock (Tom Hollander) having dinner with Bloch (Ethan Sandler) and learning all about Gein's story. That's followed by a portrayal of Anthony Perkins (Joey Pollari) trying on a wig and robe for his boyfriend to g"
Ryan Murphy frequently portrays complicated fictional and nonfictional figures across horror, theater, and true-crime projects. The latest Monster installment, Monster: The Ed Gein Story, pushes Murphy's sensational instincts into excess and blurs the line between true crime and myth under the guise of critiquing the industry. Ed Gein's grave robbing, skin-crafting, and maternal obsession served as direct inspirations for fictional figures such as Buffalo Bill and Leatherface and influenced Robert Bloch and Hitchcock. The series intercuts homage with reenactment and devotes substantial screentime to Psycho's creation, portraying Hitchcock as directly inspired despite limited historical overlap.
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