Ed Gein, the man who inspired cult classic movies like Psycho and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, is an infamous American murderer who becomes the central focus of the MGM+ documentary series Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein. In the history of murderous atrocities, some true accounts of events are capable of shaking our very foundation of trust and understanding. The four-part documentary series is a chilling exploration of one of the most notorious criminal cases in the history of mankind. Through speculative discussion, retrieved tapes of Ed Gein, and some really disturbing graphic images containing Ed’s horrific deeds, we are able to unlock the secrets of the past and take a deep dive into the untold stories of Ed Gein.
Episode 1 opened with Harold Schechter, an Ed Gein historian and biographer, talking about his growing fascination with Ed Gein ever since he found that Gein was the inspiration...
Episode 1 opened with Harold Schechter, an Ed Gein historian and biographer, talking about his growing fascination with Ed Gein ever since he found that Gein was the inspiration...
- 9/17/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
A prolific and legendary writer who has shed insights into the motives and mindsets behind some of the most unsettling true crime cases throughout history, author Harold Schechter has teamed up with writer and illustrator Eric Powell to revisit and chronicle the life of Ed Gein in the new graphic novel Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?
With Albatross Funnybooks releasing Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? in comic shops on August 11th and bookstores on August 24th, we caught up with Schechter in a new Q&a feature to discuss collaborating with Powell, what he hopes readers will take away from the graphic novel, and how his viewpoint on Gein has changed over the years.
You can check out our full Q&a with Schechter below, and in case you missed it, check out preview pages and our previous Q&a with Powell.
Thanks for taking the...
With Albatross Funnybooks releasing Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? in comic shops on August 11th and bookstores on August 24th, we caught up with Schechter in a new Q&a feature to discuss collaborating with Powell, what he hopes readers will take away from the graphic novel, and how his viewpoint on Gein has changed over the years.
You can check out our full Q&a with Schechter below, and in case you missed it, check out preview pages and our previous Q&a with Powell.
Thanks for taking the...
- 8/4/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Q&a: Eric Powell Discusses New Graphic Novel Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?, Now on Kickstarter!
Eric Powell and Harold Schechter have combined creative forces to dive into the macabre history of one of America's most notorious serial killers in the new graphic novel Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? A Kickstarter campaign for the graphic novel was recently launched, and we caught up with Powell in a new Q&a to discuss the ambitious true crime project.
You can check out our Q&a and preview pages below, and visit the official Kickstarter page for Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?, which will be released in comic shops on July 21st and in bookstores on August 3rd.
Thanks for taking the time to answer questions for us, Eric, and congratulations on your new graphic novel, Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? When did you come up with the idea for this graphic novel?
I got the idea while driving through a really...
You can check out our Q&a and preview pages below, and visit the official Kickstarter page for Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?, which will be released in comic shops on July 21st and in bookstores on August 3rd.
Thanks for taking the time to answer questions for us, Eric, and congratulations on your new graphic novel, Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? When did you come up with the idea for this graphic novel?
I got the idea while driving through a really...
- 4/27/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
When Gil Carrillo joined the homicide division at the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department in the early Eighties, his future partner Frank Salerno was already something of a celebrity. He had recently collared the so-called Hillside Strangler, a.k.a. cousins Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono Jr., a serial killer duo who terrorized the L.A. area in the late Seventies, raping, torturing, and killing 10 women.
“When I met Frank; he was going through the trial for the Hillside Strangler,” Carrillo tells Rolling Stone. “I asked him about it and he said,...
“When I met Frank; he was going through the trial for the Hillside Strangler,” Carrillo tells Rolling Stone. “I asked him about it and he said,...
- 2/10/2021
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
Sera Films has optioned the bestseller “Hell’s Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men” with actor Joseph Cross developing and producing the limited series.
Cross will be joined by Austin Francalancia, a former film exec for Open Road Films.
Penned by Harold Schechter, the book explores the life and true story of Belle Gunness, America’s most notorious female serial killer, who lured dozens of unsuspecting men into her Indiana “murder farm.” The story recounts over 28 gruesome murders she committed at the turn of the 20th century after migrating from Norway to La Porte, Ind. In search of a new life — and driven by poverty and greed — Gunness used ads in immigrant newspapers to attract victims to her farm, where their remains were later found, butchered and buried.
“Harold Schechter’s exceptional new book gives a fresh and fascinating account of one of the most compelling untold true-crime stories in American history,...
Cross will be joined by Austin Francalancia, a former film exec for Open Road Films.
Penned by Harold Schechter, the book explores the life and true story of Belle Gunness, America’s most notorious female serial killer, who lured dozens of unsuspecting men into her Indiana “murder farm.” The story recounts over 28 gruesome murders she committed at the turn of the 20th century after migrating from Norway to La Porte, Ind. In search of a new life — and driven by poverty and greed — Gunness used ads in immigrant newspapers to attract victims to her farm, where their remains were later found, butchered and buried.
“Harold Schechter’s exceptional new book gives a fresh and fascinating account of one of the most compelling untold true-crime stories in American history,...
- 6/21/2018
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Tony Sokol Oct 1, 2018
Psycho, Silence of the Lambs, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre all tried to make sense of one serial killer.
The year was 1957 and crime rocked the headlines. Elvis Presley swiveled prison stripes in Jailhouse Rock. Mary Elizabeth Wilson, the Merry Widow of Windy Nook, gave beetle poison to the last of her quartet of husbands. The Barbershop Quintet took too much off the top of gangland’s Lord High Executioner Albert Anastasia. The body of the 3-to-6-year-old Boy in the Box was found in Philadelphia. But they were all eclipsed by “Weird Ed,” a quiet, unassuming man from Wisconsin farm country.
Investigators found the corpses of Mary Hogan and Bernice Worden, two women in their 50s, and the remains of about fifteen bodies, when they searched Ed Gein’s Plainfield, Wisconsin, farmhouse after his arrest. Ed said he couldn’t even remember how many people he actually killed.
Psycho, Silence of the Lambs, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre all tried to make sense of one serial killer.
The year was 1957 and crime rocked the headlines. Elvis Presley swiveled prison stripes in Jailhouse Rock. Mary Elizabeth Wilson, the Merry Widow of Windy Nook, gave beetle poison to the last of her quartet of husbands. The Barbershop Quintet took too much off the top of gangland’s Lord High Executioner Albert Anastasia. The body of the 3-to-6-year-old Boy in the Box was found in Philadelphia. But they were all eclipsed by “Weird Ed,” a quiet, unassuming man from Wisconsin farm country.
Investigators found the corpses of Mary Hogan and Bernice Worden, two women in their 50s, and the remains of about fifteen bodies, when they searched Ed Gein’s Plainfield, Wisconsin, farmhouse after his arrest. Ed said he couldn’t even remember how many people he actually killed.
- 9/30/2016
- Den of Geek
This is the week for Mystery Science Theater 3000 fans. Volume 2 of MST3K will be re-released on DVD on May 24th and pre-order for this item is available now at Shout! Factory. Also in this round-up: No Place For the Living Kickstarter info and Conan the Slayer #1 release details.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume Two DVD: Press Release: “It’s Mystery Science Theater 3000, America’s only television show that makes fun of really bad B-movies from the comfort of a spaceship floating above Earth. On May 24th, 2016, Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume Two is back in print and better than ever! In addition to the episodes Cave Dwellers, Pod People, Angels Revenge and the Shorts Collection Volume 1, Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume Two also includes the Mst Hour wraps for Cave Dwellers and Pod People. Fans can pre-order their copies now by visiting ShoutFactory.com...
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume Two DVD: Press Release: “It’s Mystery Science Theater 3000, America’s only television show that makes fun of really bad B-movies from the comfort of a spaceship floating above Earth. On May 24th, 2016, Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume Two is back in print and better than ever! In addition to the episodes Cave Dwellers, Pod People, Angels Revenge and the Shorts Collection Volume 1, Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume Two also includes the Mst Hour wraps for Cave Dwellers and Pod People. Fans can pre-order their copies now by visiting ShoutFactory.com...
- 4/8/2016
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
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