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Ed Gein--Psycho!
Ed Gein--Psycho! | Paul Anthony Woods, Errol Morris
Tells the story of Ed Gein's gruesome and horrifying murders which later became the inspiration for books and films such as "Psycho," "The Silence of the Lambs," and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"
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Meredith3
Ed Gein--Psycho! | Paul Anthony Woods, Errol Morris
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Ed Gein was #headoverheels for repurposing human flesh and bones. I honestly wanted to post a pic of the human nipple belt he made but I figured that may just push my mom over the edge 🙀 #ABBAinAugust

IamIamIam 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Poor @Mdargusch!!! I'm going to have to check that out, though!!! 6y
Meredith3 @IamIamIam definitely google that shit! 💀 6y
Reviewsbylola I can‘t think of anything in this world Genevieve would love more than a nipple belt. God help us. 🙈🙈🙈 6y
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IamIamIam Oh, I've seen it!!! Gein was a real fascination for me for a brief period. I was also studying Albert Fish at that time. Gein's...er... handiwork is really something to see!!!!! 6y
IamIamIam Sorry, I meant I stacked the book. I think I ended up finding his items but not much about him or it was a late night Google black hole and I don't remember much of his life. 😉💀 6y
Meredith3 @IamIamIam I totally feel you!! 6y
BethM I just googled, my life is now complete. 6y
Echo He would have been all about Pinterest 6y
Echo @IamIamIam I think Last Podcast On The Left does a deep dive of him in an episode. 6y
Meredith3 @BethM 🙏🏻💚👌🏻 6y
Meredith3 @Echo omg totally 😹😹😹😹! I‘ll need to check that podcast out! (edited) 6y
rubyslippersreads I‘m with @Mdargusch — that would have pushed me over the edge too. 😱 6y
Bookish.SAM Whoa! This post caught my eye despite never having heard of him... for a second I thought you all were talking about an artist...maybe? Quick google search quickly remedied that. Yikes!!! I‘m intrigued but a little afraid of what I‘d find if I search too much 😱 (edited) 6y
Mdargusch Thank you! 6y
Meredith3 @Bookish.SAM ha! That‘s so funny, I can see how you initially bought it was talking about an artist! I guess he kinda was an artist of sorts 🤔 6y
Meredith3 @Mdargusch you‘re welcome! 😹 6y
IamIamIam @Echo Oooh, I didn't even know that was a thing!!!! I'm going to have to check that out!!! @Meredith3, I always liked the lamp too! 😂 I love that I can even say that to someone who isn't going to yell at me!!! 6y
Meredith3 @IamIamIam yes! I like the skull bowls 💀🙌🏻 6y
emilyhaldi I‘ll be back, going to google “human nipple belt” 6y
Kalalalatja Oh my god 😱😱😱 6y
Cinfhen Hahahahaha 😜your mom is a saint❣️❣️❣️ 6y
Cinfhen @Reviewsbylola 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣😂 6y
MicheleinPhilly Why do I do this to myself? I can never unsee that. 🤮🤮🤮 6y
Echo He was the inspiration for Norman Bates actually 6y
Reviewsbylola This comment thread is pure gold. 😂 6y
PirateJenny @Echo Also a bit for Lecter. Also I LOVE how every time his name comes up, people mention Pinterest. It always makes me laugh so hard 6y
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Josie
Ed Gein--Psycho! | Paul Anthony Woods, Errol Morris
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#17booklove Day 15: Nonfiction Love. My favorite type of Nonfiction is true crime! I have been obsessed with true crime from a very young age. I used this book as research for my junior research paper in high school. Yep, I wrote a very important paper about a serial killer. Aced that shit, too. It took some negotiating with my teacher, but she finally caved when she realized that I would half ass any other topic. #staysexydontgetmurdered

Reviewsbylola True crime used to be my no. 1 genre. I still love it but a lot of it can seem very formulaic now. I haven't read this so I'll have to check it out. 7y
teebe I love true crime 👍🏼 It's not bookish, but I fully recommend watching Deranged, a grindhouse horror based off Ed Gein. 7y
AlaMich I'm...a little afraid of you. 😳😉 7y
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CocoReads I did a book report on Helter Skelter my senior year. I've always been into true crime as well. 7y
CocoReads Oh, and long before Devil in the White City, I think I may have even done a mini paper on H.H. Holmes. I certainly remember reading everything I could find over and over again. And in our little town in the pre-internet days, that wasn't easy 7y
Crystalblu Yeah, I'm always interested in the serial killer books as well! Even have an encyclopedia of them! 7y
Hollie Ed Gein was a creepy as mofo! Growing up dad controlled the tv, so all I saw was true crime, history, and sports! 7y
Josie @AlaMich hahahaha so was my junior English teacher 🤣 7y
Josie @Reviewsbylola I try to space them out for that exact reason. Or, I just stick to older ones. 7y
Josie @teebe oh that sounds amazing!! I will hunt it down 7y
Josie @Hollie hahaha sounds like a well rounded tv night to me! I grew up on true crime shows and Maury! My days went something like this, "you ARE the father AND the murderer." 7y
bookwrm526 I did a paper in high school about a serial killer who was active in my home town, The Gaffney Strangler 7y
Clare-Dragonfly Oh, I love true crime, especially serial killers! I hadn't heard of this one--I'll have to look for it. @teebe I wonder if the movie is based on the book? 7y
Clare-Dragonfly @teebe Oh, it looks like that's a different Harold Schechter book, so I guess not. This is the one on Ed Gein. 7y
jpmcwisemorgan I like true crime, although usually in the format of shows like the FBI Files. If it's a book, serial killers are a preferred topic - I even got to take a class on them in college and I heard the lawyers for John Wayne Gacy speak many years ago. I'm really here for the hashtag! 😉 7y
Josie @jpmcwisemorgan I see you, murderino 😁 7y
kylienoele This hashtag made my day 👏🏻 7y
[DELETED] 1409720085 Dateline is my favorite show. 😂😂 7y
jpmcwisemorgan Ok, you might be on to me. 😊 7y
Aloisi_tribe Hey! Fellow #murderino! I'm also a true crime addict. I don't know how I've missed this book on Ed Gein though. 7y
Gayan It should not surprise you at all that I wrote my Senior research paper in Charlie Manson. 😂 7y
Josie @Gayan not even a little bit! 7y
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RavenclawOwlCat
Ed Gein--Psycho! | Paul Anthony Woods, Errol Morris
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I liked this book, but found myself skimming through towards the end (partly because the information was more about the world outside of Gein himself and I have lots of other books I'm dying to read). Gein was definately a psycho. It's always interesting to read about people like this.

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Josie
Ed Gein--Psycho! | Paul Anthony Woods, Errol Morris
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An in depth look into the life of serial killer, Ed Gein. I read this book for my junior year research paper. Gein is often thought of as the first serial killer, and many horror films are based on him. A great read if you are interested in how he became such a monster.

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Ooooo!! This sounds fascinating! 8y
Gayan This sounds like something I would love. 8y
Josie @ErickaS Flyleafunfurled @Gayan you guys should pick it up!!! Gein really was a heinous man. But you learn about his childhood and what turned him into such a monster! It was so good. 8y
Gayan Sold! 8y
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