ED GEIN: THE MONSTER BEHIND AMERICA’S NIGHTMARES: The Mother Obsession, the Crimes in Plainfield, and the Birth of Modern Horror - Couverture souple

Pearl, Zino

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798269069845

Editeur : Independently published, 2025

Synopsis

Netflix brought the monster back. This book reveals the man.

He lived in silence, surrounded by the dead—until the night the world discovered what he had been doing in that lonely farmhouse.
Following the global fascination with Monster: The Ed Gein Story, this is the definitive deep dive into one of the most horrifying crime scenes in American history.

The Butcher of Plainfield peels back every layer of Ed Gein’s twisted life—from his grim childhood under the iron rule of Augusta Gein to the unspeakable acts that inspired Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs.

Behind the headlines and horror lies something far more unsettling: the portrait of a lonely, psychologically broken man shaped by isolation, religious fanaticism, and inner decay.

Across meticulously researched chapters, uncover the chilling truths that most accounts leave out:

✅ The real story behind Gein’s confessions and the 1968 insanity verdict.
✅ The factual breakdown: why the “Bundy collaboration” theory and Netflix’s dramatized storyline are false.
✅ How Gein’s crimes reshaped Hollywood’s idea of fear—and created the blueprint for the modern horror archetype.
✅ The disturbing afterlife: grave thefts, collectors, and the macabre fascination that refuses to die.

Raw. Psychological. Disturbingly human.
This is not just another true crime story—it’s America staring into its own reflection.

Perfect for readers who love: For readers who enjoy deep psychological true crime narratives like Mindhunter, In Cold Blood, and Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798269069845
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg