Cinema of the Damned
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Monster: The Ed Gein StorySeries
›TV-MA2025 · Crime, Drama · 1 season · Charlie Hunnam, Suzanna Son, Vicky Krieps
The shocking true-life tale of Ed Gein, the infamous murderer and grave robber who inspired many of Hollywood's most iconic on-screen killers.
100 Ghost Street: The Return of Richard Speck
›2012 · Horror · 84m · Jackie Moore, Jennifer Robyn Jacobs, Steve Bencich
A group of paranormal investigators sojourned to the Chicago walk-up where deranged drifter Richard Speck systematically slew eight student nurses back in ’66, looking for restless spirits. Their unfortunate success gets shockingly documented in this fear-filled found-footage foray featuring a bright young cast.
Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield
›R2007 · Crime, Drama, Horror · 90m · Kane Hodder, Adrienne Frantz, Michael Berryman
Inspired by the true story of one of the most gruesome killers in American history. Now, years after inspiring "Psycho's" Norman Bates, "The Silence Of The Lambs'" Buffalo Bill and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre's" Leatherface, the story of real life serial killer Ed Gein is told once again. Nicknamed "The Butcher Of Plainfield," Gein was responsible for a rash of gory murders that sent shock waves through his rural Wisconsin town, and across America, in the late 1950's. Prepare to enter the evil mind and twisted world of "The Butcher Of Plainfield."
