Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "based-on-ed-gein"

1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

R | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.

Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn, Ted Levine

Votes: 1,551,093 | Gross: $130.74M

2. Psycho (1960)

R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin

Votes: 719,425 | Gross: $32.00M

3. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

R | 83 min | Horror

Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.

Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Marilyn Burns, Edwin Neal, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain

Votes: 184,078 | Gross: $30.86M

4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

R | 98 min | Horror

After picking up a traumatized young hitchhiker, five friends find themselves stalked and hunted by a deformed chainsaw-wielding loon and his family of equally psychopathic killers.

Director: Marcus Nispel | Stars: Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Andrew Bryniarski, Erica Leerhsen

Votes: 152,555 | Gross: $80.57M

5. Maniac (2012)

Not Rated | 89 min | Horror, Thriller

As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.

Director: Franck Khalfoun | Stars: Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, America Olivo, Megan Duffy

Votes: 40,396 | Gross: $0.02M

6. Psycho (1998)

R | 105 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.

Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen

Votes: 50,743 | Gross: $21.46M

7. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)

R | 91 min | Horror

Before being sent to serve in Vietnam, two brothers and their girlfriends take one last road trip, but when they get into an accident, a terrifying experience will take them to a secluded house of horrors, with a chainsaw-wielding killer.

Director: Jonathan Liebesman | Stars: Jordana Brewster, Matt Bomer, Diora Baird, Taylor Handley

Votes: 77,347 | Gross: $39.52M

8. Psycho II (1983)

R | 113 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

After twenty-two years of psychiatric care, Norman Bates attempts to return to a life of solitude, but the specters of his crimes - and his mother - continue to haunt him.

Director: Richard Franklin | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Meg Tilly, Robert Loggia

Votes: 31,138 | Gross: $34.73M

9. Maniac (1980)

18+ | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A psychopathic man goes on a killing and mutilation spree in New York City.

Director: William Lustig | Stars: Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Abigail Clayton, Kelly Piper

Votes: 20,268

10. Psycho III (1986)

R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Norman Bates falls in love with a fallen nun who stays at the Bates Motel alongside a drifter and a curious reporter. Meanwhile, "Mother" is still watching.

Director: Anthony Perkins | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Diana Scarwid, Jeff Fahey, Roberta Maxwell

Votes: 16,539 | Gross: $14.48M

11. Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990)

R | 85 min | Horror, Thriller

A California couple and a survivalist encounter Leatherface and his family.

Director: Jeff Burr | Stars: Kate Hodge, Ken Foree, R.A. Mihailoff, William Butler

Votes: 19,406 | Gross: $5.77M

12. Motel Hell (1980)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

A seemingly friendly farmer and his sister kidnap unsuspecting travelers and bury them alive, using them to create the "special meat" they are famous for.

Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons, Nina Axelrod

Votes: 13,634 | Gross: $6.34M

13. Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990 TV Movie)

R | 96 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Norman Bates recalls his childhood with his abusive mother while fearing his unborn child will inherit his split personality disorder.

Director: Mick Garris | Stars: Anthony Perkins, CCH Pounder, Henry Thomas, Olivia Hussey

Votes: 9,737

14. Bates Motel (1987 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

A mentally disturbed man, who roomed with the late Norman Bates at the state lunatic asylum, inherits the legendary Bates Motel after the death of Norman and tries to fix it up to make it a respectable business.

Director: Richard Rothstein | Stars: Bud Cort, Lori Petty, Moses Gunn, Gregg Henry

Votes: 1,775

15. Deranged (1974)

R | 84 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A deranged rural farmer becomes a grave robber and murderer after the death of his possessive mother, whose corpse he keeps, among others, as his companion in a decaying farmhouse.

Directors: Jeff Gillen, Alan Ormsby | Stars: Roberts Blossom, Cosette Lee, Leslie Carlson, Robert Warner

Votes: 5,769 | Gross: $0.05M

16. Ed Gein (2000)

Not Rated | 89 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of Ed Gein, who dug up the corpses of over a dozen women and made things out of their remains before finally shooting two people to death and butchering their bodies like beef sides.

Director: Chuck Parello | Stars: Steve Railsback, Carrie Snodgress, Carol Mansell, Sally Champlin

Votes: 5,624 | Gross: $0.01M

17. Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)

PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Horror

A mourning son makes a deal to reanimate his mother one year after her death, but things take an unexpected turn.

Director: Jonathan Wacks | Stars: Eric Christmas, Steve Buscemi, Harper Roisman, Sam Sorbo

Votes: 2,388 | Gross: $0.00M

18. Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield (2007 Video)

R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

The twisted and murderous appetites of the notorious Ed Gein, whose depredations in his small town of Plainfield come as quite a shock to his neighbors, especially Deputy Mason, whose mother Vera and girlfriend Erica have gone missing.

Director: Michael Feifer | Stars: Kane Hodder, Adrienne Frantz, Michael Berryman, Priscilla Barnes

Votes: 2,209

19. Long Pigs (2007)

Not Rated | 82 min | Horror

A documentary by two desperate young filmmakers who stumble upon the ultimate subject, a 33 year old cannibalistic serial killer named Anthony McAllister, who has agreed to let them ... See full summary »

Directors: Nathan Hynes, Chris Power | Stars: Anthony Alviano, Al Bernstein, Jean-Marc Fontaine, Phyllis Cooper

Votes: 760

20. Scarce (2008)

Not Rated | 93 min | Horror, Thriller

SCARCE depicts the gruesome fate of three lost snowboarders trapped at an isolated forest cabin owned by two menacing locals who harvest human flesh. As the day of the slaughter nears, they... See full summary »

Directors: Jesse Thomas Cook, John Geddes | Stars: Steve Warren, Gary Fischer, Chris Warrilow, Thomas Webb

Votes: 1,099

21. Three on a Meathook (1972)

R | 80 min | Horror

Four girls go on a romping weekend at a lake, and have car problems on the way home. A nice local boy takes them back to his farm, where he lives with his father. Something ghastly happens,... See full summary »

Director: William Girdler | Stars: Charles Kissinger, James Carroll Pickett, Sherry Steiner, Madelyn Buzzard

Votes: 867

22. Secret Insanity (2008)

Not Rated | 84 min | Horror, Thriller

In order to balance their romantic life, Matt and Caroline Harper are finally moving into their new house, to live their dream. From New York city to somewhere in the Catskills, the couple ... See full summary »

Director: Christian Gavin | Stars: Anne McMaster, Christian Gavin, Danny MAlin, Nicholas B. York

Votes: 14

23. Mother (V) (2006)

76 min | Horror

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Director: Michael P. DiPaolo | Stars: John Karyus, Nina Sobell

24. Mal Passado (2013)

20 min | Short, Comedy, Horror

A boy goes to his girlfriend's home and is handcuffed on bed before discovering some strange food habits from her family.

Director: Julio Wong | Stars: Alline Alves, Francisco Cavalcanti, F.E. Kokocht, José Lopes

Votes: 18

25. South Park (1997– )
Episode: Cartman's Incredible Gift (2004)

TV-MA | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Cartman mistakenly believes he is a psychic, and is recruited by the police to help them with investigations.

Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Adrien Beard, April Stewart

Votes: 3,221

26. Masters of Horror (2005–2007)
Episode: Family (2006)

TV-MA | 58 min | Horror

Harold is seemingly a peaceful neighbor in a quiet American midwestern town, but he's actually a murderous psychopath, setting a trap for a couple who has just moved in across the street from him.

Director: John Landis | Stars: George Wendt, Meredith Monroe, Matt Keeslar, Haley Guiel

Votes: 3,406

27. Sons of Butcher (2005–2006)
Episode: Firin' the Band (2006)

TV-14 | Animation, Comedy

Ricky is sweet talked into a recording deal with a local producer who later turns out to be a maniacal song-stealing killer. Sol turns the shop into a haunted house attraction which becomes possessed by his dead father's ghost.

Director: Karl DiPelino | Stars: Dave Dunham, Jay Ziebarth, Trevor Ziebarth, Don Francks

28. Superjail! (2007–2014)
Episode: Cold-Blooded (2008)

TV-MA | 12 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

The prison gets a new inmate, an Ed Gein-like serial killer, whose accidental death is credited to Jared, who is posing as a prisoner.

Director: Christy Karacas | Stars: David Wain, Teddy Cohn, Richard Mather, Christopher McCulloch

Votes: 108

29. Todd and the Book of Pure Evil (2010–2012)
Episode: Simply the Beast (2011)

TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

When cheerleaders start disappearing from the school hallways, leaving only their shredded uniforms behind, the gang becomes convinced that they've been eaten by a mysterious creature called The Beast.

Director: James Dunnison | Stars: Alex House, Maggie Castle, Bill Turnbull, Melanie Leishman

Votes: 79

30. Sicko-Psychotic's Super Shock Show (2021– )
Episode: Three on a Meathook (2023)

Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Sicko-Psychotic the King of Ghouls and Mr. Nasty open up a food stand on the Sin City Strip. But guess who's on the menu? Featuring a cult classic slasher film and the conclusions to Starman and The Sons of Hercules.

Stars: Jim Childs, Alex Wentz