<p>A house of horrors in 1957 Wisconsin gave birth to Hollywood’s deadliest killers. When police raided Ed Gein’s farmhouse, they uncovered gruesome human skin garments that changed cinema forever. True crime historian Harold Schechter reveals the real human nightmare that spawned Psycho and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

In this episode, we explore:</p>

  How Ed Gein's morbid fixation on his mother created Norman Bates.
  The macabre house of horrors that inspired Leatherface.
  How one criminal single-handedly birthed modern horror cinema.

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Real Monsters: Ed Gein | The True Story Behind 'Psycho'

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Real Monsters: Ed Gein | The True Story Behind 'Psycho'

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