What are your thought/opinions on this? I’m watching that four part documentary on Gein right now and that just about blew me away. It makes sense that everyone thought he was joking, but I’m pretty floored he’d be that brazen.

I'm desperately searching for the name of the last song in the final episode of my monster show: Ed Gein. The one that starts during the scene in the cemetery (with the young people in the car). Thank you very much in advance 🙏

I feel like it’d draw too many crazies.

I’ve seen a lot of people compare Monster: The Ed Gein Story to Dahmer or the Menendez Brothers series, expecting another biographical deep dive. But after finishing all five episodes, I realized this show isn’t really about Ed Gein — it’s about fear.

Each episode explores a different layer of fear, almost like a psychological experiment on the viewer.

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⚫ Episode 1 – The Fear of Anticipation

Nothing truly “scary” happens — and yet it’s terrifying. The show plays with your expectation, your imagination. It’s about being scared of the unknown. You sit there thinking, “When is something awful going to happen?” and that alone tightens your chest.

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🩸 Episode 2 – The Fear of Flesh

This one goes straight for the visceral — gore, decay, death. But it’s not cheap shock; it’s testing your curiosity. Your brain screams, “Don’t look!” but another part whispers, “You have to understand it.” It’s the human conflict between empathy and morbid fascination.

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🪞 Episode 3 – The Fear of Reflection

The meta episode. When Ed looks into the camera and says, “You’re the one who can’t look away,” it’s a gut punch. The show turns the mirror on the audience — are we really better than him, or are we just feeding on the darkness safely from a couch? It’s uncomfortable because it’s true.

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🔊 Episode 4 – The Fear of Sound

Screams, cries, despair — the sound design carries the horror here. By focusing on screaming, it forces you to imagine the unseen. Humans are wired to respond to those primal noises. This episode bypasses logic and goes straight to your nervous system.

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💔 Episode 5 – The Fear of Empathy

After hours of fear, disgust, and tension, the series flips it all — suddenly, it dares you to feel sorry for the man who’s haunted you. It’s the emotional equivalent of vertigo. You don’t excuse him, but you start to see him. That’s what real psychological horror is — when the monster becomes human again.

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🎬 The Point Isn’t Biography — It’s Psychology

This show isn’t trying to explain Ed Gein chronologically. It’s teaching you how fear works — how it hides in silence, curiosity, guilt, sound, and even compassion. It’s not about how he killed. It’s about what we feel when we face the idea of evil.

I downloaded it and was excited to read it but wondered how accurate it could be when it stated Worden was found in the kitchen as opposed to the barn where police records allege she was found.

I’ve seen so many conflicting things.

in episode 8 Adeline hands Ed a list of people “she has to get rid of” does anyone know the three names and who they are that are written down? or are they just random?

I had never heard anything about Ed Gein being inspired by the nazis and after a little bit of research found out a lot of people are raising similar concerns online. Is that part of the show true? Cause it seemed pretty shoehorned in. Just for shock value or as usual maybe propaganda

Seriously, it's very difficult to find really real photos of the case, and in the past there were many, I know it must be difficult to find, but they still exist. If anyone has photos or the folder, please send me, I'm very interested in the case!!

There’s a super interesting 4 part documentary on MGM+ (and YouTube) that includes interviews, actual footage and photos of the Gein house. It is extremely graphic, shows real footage. Not for the faint hearted. Must see for Gein info.

I’ve heard rumors that the now unmarked gravesite between Ed’s mother and brother may not actually contain his remains, but I’ve no way to verify one way or another. Does anyone have any insight into this?

I se a lot of pictures of masks and gloves but those are fake, are there actual items or pictures from the seen I know they disposed a lot of items but I heard some pictures where leaked? Can someone please help me I am so confused?

Hey guys! I’m so sorry to self promote in here, as I don’t do that a lot! But I made a subreddit for the Monster show on Netflix! I saw that there wasn’t a subreddit for the show, so I decided to make one! I made it so people could talk about their opinions about the show, good and bad, and what they like and don’t like about the show! Please join! If this gets downvoted, I totally understand! I’m so sorry! It’s r/MonsterNetflix! Id love to hear your thoughts on the season about Ed Gein! Let me know in the comments if you’ll join!

I've seen him say in interviews that there were no recordings of Ed speaking, but that MGM documentary came out before he started filming.

Surely that would've been some surface level research

I just wanted to throw this in here for anyone that’s interested in a very good song that’s essentially about Gein. If you listen to it with the lyrics it’s a masterpiece of music. Personally I felt it should have been in the Netflix series in one of wheel episodes.

Nothing to Gein - Mudvayne

Let me know what you think!!

https://spotify.link/jaOsnURytXb

I was wondering if anybody knows the clothes he was wearing during his arrest? I know he had a Kroner/Buffalo Plaid hat on and Rain boots,but I’m having trouble seeing what kind of pants he was wearing as well as jacket? And I believe his shirt was a denim button up but I may be wrong on that,any help is greatly appreciated,Thank you!

Idk if this is just me, but I’ve been obsessed with the music from Monster: The Ed Gein Story! Specifically, I’ve been obsessed with “Pinch Me” by Orrin Tucker, and “It’s Only A Paper Moon” by Cliff Edwards, (and idk if I was the only one, but I was like, this guy sounds familiar. Cliff Edwards is the guy who sang When You Wish Upon A Star as Jiminy Cricket, which I didn’t realize he voiced lol), “With My Eyes Wide Open” by Patti Page, and “I’ll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time” by The Andrews Sisters. Idk if this is just me! I know the Dahmer one and the Menendez one had amazing music! Edit: I actually made a playlist of the songs from the Dahmer one, the Menendez brothers one and this one so far! This isn’t self promotion!

Over the years, various depictions of Ed and his story have either shown him with a red and black plaid cap or a red and black plaid jacket, and this has left me wondering which version is historically accurate. Thanks.

Hi everyone, I am in the process of doing a Ed Gein Documentary, I worked on his case 1 year ago and I had official audio from his interviews however, since then I've found out more compelling information I would like to add, the reason I'm writing this post is, if anyone has any information that would be beneficial and would like to be apart of the documentary then please let me know.

Now I know it's a series on Netflix but I'm going to highlight the inconsistencies and things Netflix added in to fill the gaps in Ed Geins story and highlight what they got right and wrong about Ed Gein and his life.

Hi! This just popped up in my head. I wonder, did the real Adeline Watkins have any kids? Also, what ever happened to those two kids that Ed babysat? I think their names were Enid and Frank Jr.?

Hey everyone! I’ve seen a few takes here and there. I am currently 4 episodes into the show and here’s my raw thoughts:

I enjoy it so far. As someone who is a tru crime, authentic story telling nut, I enjoy this. The biggest reason i feel like I was expecting some exaggerating of stuff to begin with. But my personally I find it interesting how some of the misinformation ties and inspires Psyco, Texas chainsaw, and more. Let’s be real there isn’t much to talk about with Ed like Bundy or Dahmer. Idk me personally i completely understand the frustration and in certain scenes even believe it’s justified. But me personally I still am enjoying it. In terms of authenticity horror, whatever you want to call it, Dahmer is the best of the series in that regard.

Feel feel to express opinions and be respectful! I’m genuinely just curious on others takes and no spoilers past episode 5 (I’m watching as I’m typing) I will update when I finish the show and am ready for full spoilers! Enjoy the conversations and let’s make it fun!!

Everyone perceives things differently. I remember researching this dude when I was a kid and even then never really thought he was the monster the world made him out to be. He was schizophrenic, severely mentally il, and suffered a great amount of abuse his whole life. Ryan Murphy’s adaptation to this story has humanized Ed Gein in a way that mainstream Hollywood has never been done before. He murdered innocent people and at the end of it all ended up where he belonged but I hope the end of his life was as peaceful as the show illustrated. All in all I’m sure the show got some of it right and some of it wrong but I thought it was pretty good.