Terrifying & True | Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield & the Crimes That Inspired Horror
Podcast: Weekly Spooky | Scary Stories for HalloweenPublished On: Mon Aug 19 2024
Description: Ed Gein’s crimes in Plainfield, Wisconsin, helped shape some of horror cinema’s most recognizable monsters. Terrifying & True examines the disappearance of Bernice Worden, the discovery at Gein’s farmhouse and the grave robberies behind its disturbing contents. The episode follows the real case alongside its influence on “Psycho,” “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” and “The Silence of the Lambs,” keeping fiction distinct from the people and crimes that inspired it. How did one isolated farmhouse cast such a long shadow over horror? We're telling that story tonight.Bonus episodes & support: https://weeklyspooky.com/joinMore scary stories: https://weeklyspooky.com/Story submissions: WeeklySpooky@gmail.com
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