Release Date

03 Oct, 2025

Total Episode/Season

8/1

Synopsis

Before The Texas Chainsaw Massacre... there was Ed.

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.

Original Title

Monster: The Ed Gein Story

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Miniseries

03 Oct, 2025

Serial killer. Grave robber. Psycho. In the frozen fields of 1950s rural Wisconsin, a friendly, mild-mannered recluse named Eddie Gein lived quietly on a decaying farm - hiding a house of horrors so gruesome it would redefine the American nightmare. Driven by isolation, psychosis, and an all-consuming obsession with his mother, Gein's perverse crimes birthed a new kind of monster that would haunt Hollywood for decades. From Psycho to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to The Silence of the Lambs, Gein's macabre legacy gave birth to fictional monsters born in his image and ignited a cultural obsession with the criminally deviant. Ed Gein didn't just influence a genre -- he became the blueprint for modern horror.

Created By

Ian Brennan

Actors

Charlie Hunnam

Suzanna Son

Vicky Krieps

Laurie Metcalf

Crew

Ryan Murphy

Ian Brennan

Eric Kovtun

Charlie Hunnam

Max Winkler

Scott Robertson

Nissa Diederich

Louise Shore

Carl Franklin

Genevieve Fontaine

Melissa Licht

Matthew Flood Ferguson

Cameron Lowande

Jamie Hardt