THEY leave us hiding behind boxes of popcorn, jumping in fright and twitching on the edge of our seats with adrenaline pumping through our veins.  Scary films are loved by many but few know ...

However, serial killer Ed Gein was more influential in building the lore around Leather Face and his family. Criminal ...

You’re probably already familiar with the ‘based on a true story’ tagline; a sentence that’s spliced into even the most outlandish horror movies in an effort to separate us from the contents of our ...

Ed Gein wasn’t actually a serial killer—he only admitted to killing two women. Rather, he was a body snatcher who had an obsession with his deceased mother, Augusta. Yet, Gein’s horrific ...

For the next iteration, Monster will spotlight on the murderer and body snatcher Ed Gein, who has been dubbed as the real Leatherface, among other monikers. This comes after the first two series ...

Four-time Emmy winner and two-time Tony winner Laurie Metcalf will play Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein's mother in Ryan Murphy's next "Monster" series for Netflix, Variety first reported Tuesday.

Netflix has announced the next Monster it will showcase in the series of the same name – Ed Gein. The streaming platform announced today that Sons of Anarchy and Rebel Moon star Charlie Hunnam ...

Now, its third season is set to focus on another one of the most infamous and disturbing figures in American criminal history: Ed Gein, also known as the “Butcher of Plainfield.” Following ...

Scroll through to find out more about Ed Gein’s crimes and check out the actors and real-life people they are playing. Bettman/Getty Images; DFree/Shutterstock Bettman/Getty Images Gein admitted ...