Editing Ed Gein (section)

==In popular culture==
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Gein's story has had a lasting effect on [[American culture|American popular culture]] as evidenced by its numerous appearances in film, music and literature. The tale first came to widespread public attention in the fictionalized version presented by [[Robert Bloch]] in his 1959 suspense novel, ''[[Psycho (novel)|Psycho]]''. In addition to [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s 1960 film of Bloch's novel, ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]'',<ref name="PM">{{cite web | url=http://www.popmatters.com/column/167248-no-texas-no-chainsaw-no-massacre-the-true-links-in-the-chain/ | title=No Texas, No Chainsaw, No Massacre: The True Links in the Chain | work=[[PopMatters]] | date=February 4, 2013 | last=Maçek III |first=J.C. | access-date=October 30, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208051707/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/column/167248-no-texas-no-chainsaw-no-massacre-the-true-links-in-the-chain/ | archive-date=February 8, 2013 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref> Gein's story was loosely adapted into numerous films, including ''[[Deranged (1974 film)|Deranged]]'' (1974),<ref name=PM/> ''[[In the Light of the Moon]]'' (2000) (released in the United States and Australia as ''Ed Gein'' (2001)), ''[[Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield]]'' (2007), ''[[Ed Gein, the Musical]]'' (2010), and the [[Rob Zombie]] film, ''[[House of 1000 Corpses]],'' and its sequel, ''[[The Devil's Rejects]]''. Gein served as the inspiration for a myriad of fictional serial killers, most notably, [[Norman Bates]] (''Psycho''), [[Leatherface]] (''[[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise)|The Texas Chain Saw Massacre]]''),<ref name=PM/> [[Buffalo Bill (The Silence of the Lambs)|Buffalo Bill]] (''[[The Silence of the Lambs (novel)|The Silence of the Lambs]]''),<ref name=PM/> Garland Greene (''[[Con Air]]''), and the character of Dr. Oliver Thredson in the TV series ''[[American Horror Story: Asylum]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]|title=All the Real-Life Scary Stories Told on American Horror Story |first=Lynsey|last=Eidell|date=October 7, 2015|url=http://www.glamour.com/story/all-of-the-real-life-scary-sto|access-date=October 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021141008/http://www.glamour.com/story/all-of-the-real-life-scary-sto|archive-date=October 21, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

American filmmaker, [[Errol Morris]], and German filmmaker, [[Werner Herzog]], attempted unsuccessfully to collaborate on a [[Errol Morris#Unfinished project on Ed Gein|film project]] about Gein from 1975 to 1976. Morris claimed to have interviewed Gein several times and ended up spending almost a year in Plainfield interviewing dozens of locals. The pair planned secretly to exhume Gein's mother from her grave to test a theory, but never followed through on the scheme, and eventually ended their collaboration. The aborted project was described in a 1989 ''[[The New Yorker|New Yorker]]'' profile of Morris.<ref name="singer1">{{cite magazine|title=Predilections |last=Singer |first=Mark |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |date=February 2, 1989 |url=http://www.errolmorris.com/content/profile/singer_predilections.html |access-date=December 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211045415/http://www.errolmorris.com/content/profile/singer_predilections.html |archive-date=December 11, 2014 |url-status=live |via=Errolmorris.com}}</ref>

Gein's story inspired American [[grunge]] band [[Tad (band)|Tad]] to write the song "Nipple Belt" for their 1989 album, ''[[God's Balls]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sprague |first=Deborah |title=Tad |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/tad/ |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=[[Trouser Press]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Gein also inspired American [[thrash metal]] band [[Slayer]] to write the song "Dead Skin Mask" for their 1990 album, ''[[Seasons in the Abyss]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon WiederhornJon |date=2023-10-09 |title=34 Years Ago: Slayer Release 'Seasons in the Abyss' |url=https://loudwire.com/slayer-seasons-in-the-abyss-album-anniversary/ |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref> Additionally, Gein was the inspiration and namesake for the song "[[Nothing to Gein]]," by American [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Mudvayne]]; released in 2000 on their album, ''[[L.D. 50 (album)|L.D. 50]].''

The character, [[Patrick Bateman]], in the 1991 novel ''[[American Psycho]],'' and its [[American Psycho (film)|2000 film adaptation]], mistakenly attributes a quote by [[Edmund Kemper]] to Gein saying, "You know what Ed Gein said about women? ... He said, 'When I see a pretty girl walking down the street, I think two things. One part of me wants to take her out, talk to her, be real nice and sweet and treat her right ... [the other part wonders] what her head would look like on a stick'."<ref name="nypost">{{cite news |url=https://nypost.com/2016/02/10/serial-killer-quoted-in-american-psycho-doesnt-want-to-leave-jail/ |title=Serial Killer quoted in American Psycho doesn't want to leave jail |first=Jamie |last=Schram |date=February 10, 2016 |work=[[New York Post]] |publisher=[[News Corp (2013–present)|News Corp]]|location=New York City|access-date=October 3, 2019}}</ref>

In 2012, German director, [[Jörg Buttgereit]], wrote and directed a stage play about Gein's case titled ''Kannibale und Liebe,'' at Theater Dortmund in Germany. The part of Gein was played by actor Uwe Rohbeck.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.derwesten.de/kultur/kannibale-liebe-und-der-ganz-authentische-horror-im-theater-dortmund-id7222838.html |title=Kannibale, Liebe und der ganz authentische Horror im Theater Dortmund |first=Arnold |last=Hohmann |date=October 23, 2012 |access-date=March 8, 2019 |work=Derwesten |language=de |archive-date=July 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725065014/https://www.derwesten.de/kultur/kannibale-liebe-und-der-ganz-authentische-horror-im-theater-dortmund-id7222838.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> According to George W. Arndt, news reports at the time of Gein's crimes spawned a subgenre of [[black humor]] called "Geiners."<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Appendix A: Gein Humor|first1=Robert H.|last1=Gollmar|first2=George W.|last2=Arndt|title=Edward Gein: America's Most Bizarre Serial Killer|publisher=[[Pinnacle Books]]|location=New York City |date=1989|edition=3rd|isbn=978-1-55817-187-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=George W.|last=Arndt|title=Horror, Humor and Human Nature: Community Reactions to a Horrifying Event|publisher=Menninger School of Psychiatry|location=Topeka, Kansas}}</ref>

In 2022, Gein, portrayed by Shane Kerwin, appears in the [[Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story|first season]] of [[Netflix]]'s anthology series ''[[Monster (American TV series)|Monster]]'' as a possible inspiration for serial killer [[Jeffrey Dahmer]]'s crimes. However, a direct connection between the two is seen as speculation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radcliffe |first=J. R. |title=What's real and what's fiction in Netflix's Jeffrey Dahmer series, 'Monster' |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2022/09/23/whats-real-fiction-monster-jeffrey-dahmer-story-netflix/8083469001/ |access-date=September 28, 2022 |website=Journal Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2024, it was announced that [[Charlie Hunnam]] will portray Gein in ''[[Monster: The Original Monster|The Original Monster]]'', the third season of ''Monster'', where Gein will be the primary focus of the season.<ref>{{cite web|first=Joe|last=Otterson|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/monster-season-3-charlie-hunnam-ed-gein-1236147000/ |title='Monster' Season 3 to Star Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein|date=September 17, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> In 2023, a multi-part docuseries aired about Gein's life and upbringing titled ''Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein |date=September 17, 2023 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27980902/ |type=Documentary, Biography, Crime |access-date=October 10, 2023 |others=Henry Zebrowski, Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks |publisher=Pyramid Productions, Roots Productions}}</ref> 
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