Here are seven iconic horror films inspired by the grave-robbing, body-dismembering, skin-wearing necrophiliac of the 1950s, ...

In 1958, after Gein was committed to a mental institution, Bunny Gibbons, a carnival owner from Rockford, Illinois, purchased ...

Did Ed Gein help capture Ted Bundy, how many people did he kill? Here's what the Netflix series 'Monster' gets wrong about Ed ...

Ed Gein was arrested for the murders of two women in 1957 after police discovered their remains and the body parts of other ...

Did notorious Wisconsin killer Ed Gein play a role in the capture of serial killer Ted Bundy? The Netflix show about Gein wants you to think so.

Though Gein was charged with the 1957 murder of hardware store owner Bernice Worden in 1968 (he also later admitted to ...

The inspiration behind Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs. Ed Gein's story is a gruesome one ...

The Ed Gein Story captivating audiences, here are 13 of the best films that owe their very existence to the sick exploits Ed ...

Also known as the Plainfield Ghoul, Gein lived in Wisconsin during the 1950s, and is confirmed to have killed two women. He was also a suspect in other unsolved cases. It later emerged he had also dug ...

Though Gein was charged with the 1957 murder of hardware store owner Bernice Worden in 1968 (he also later admitted to ...

The murder itself is consistent with what happened in real life, though investigators only questioned Gein on the show due to a gift tag to 'Eddie' from the store owner, when in real life, Gein was ...

Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein and Suzanna Son as Adelina on 'Monster ... Bundy was arrested in August 1975 after attempting to speed away from a patrol car, per the New York Times.