Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield

Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield

2007 · 90 min · EN · R · 3.4 (29 votes)
Dir. Michael Feifer · Starring Kane Hodder, Adrienne Frantz, Michael Berryman, Priscilla Barnes, Shawn Hoffman, Timothy Oman
CrimeDramaHorrorMystery

Inspired by the true story of one of the most gruesome killers in American history. Now, years after inspiring "Psycho's" Norman Bates, "The Silence Of The Lambs'" Buffalo Bill and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre's" Leatherface, the story of real life serial killer Ed Gein is told once again. Nicknamed "The Butcher Of Plainfield," Gein was responsible for a rash of gory murders that sent shock waves through his rural Wisconsin town, and across America, in the late 1950's. Prepare to enter the evil mind and twisted world of "The Butcher Of Plainfield."

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A chilling descent into the disturbed mind of a notorious killer. This film offers a grim, unsettling look at rural isolation and the darkness lurking beneath a quiet facade. It's a deeply disturbing, true-crime-inspired horror experience.

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