There are competing serial killer mini-series on streaming right now. Monster: The Ed Gein Story, which is available with a Netflix subscription, is dark and moody and very much like a horror movie.

In November 1957, police in the aptly named Plainfield, Wisconsin, entered the remote farmhouse of 51-year-old handyman Ed Gein after he’d been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a local ...

As demonstrated in 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story,' the titular serial killer's crimes have inspired several series and horror films over the years Jordana Comiter is an Associate Editor on the Evergreen ...

Long before Monster: The Ed Gein Story, the titular killer and body snatcher served as inspiration to many iconic horror films and TV series. Gein, who was nicknamed the "Butcher of Plainfield" and ...

Ed Gein's true crimes became a template for the modern-era serial killer in a string of horror movies. The horror novel and film "Psycho" were the first to draw upon Ed Gein's grisly murders. The ...