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Ed Gein

2000 ·1h 29m · ★ 5.3 (122)

The true story of Edward Gein, the farmer whose horrific crimes inspired Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs. This is the first film to Gein's tormented upbringing, his adored but domineering mother, and the 1957 arrest uncovered the most bizarre series of murders America has ever seen

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Director

Chuck Parello
3 horror films in catalog
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2 1996
Ed Gein
Ed Gein 2000
The Hillside Strangler
The Hillside Strangler 2004

Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
85
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
66
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
86
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
100
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
0
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
14
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
17
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Content Warnings

Sexual ViolenceTaboo ContentBody HorrorDehumanizationTorture
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TMDB Keywords

arrestbartenderbeheadingbody partbonecorpsedomineering motherfurnituregrand guignolinsanityplainfield wisconsinresurrectionsevered head

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