Monster: The Ed Gein Story: Miniseries
Monster: The Ed Gein Story is a 2025 American television series classified as a TV‑MA crime and drama. Season 1 follows the true‑life narrative of Edward “Eddie” Gein, a quiet, mild‑mannered recluse who lived on a decaying farm in rural Wisconsin during the 1950s. The series depicts how Gein’s extreme isolation, psychological disturbance, and obsessive fixation on his mother led him to commit grave robbery and murder
Season overview
Monster: The Ed Gein Story is a 2025 American television series classified as a TV‑MA crime and drama. Season 1 follows the true‑life narrative of Edward “Eddie” Gein, a quiet, mild‑mannered recluse who lived on a decaying farm in rural Wisconsin during the 1950s. The series depicts how Gein’s extreme isolation, psychological disturbance, and obsessive fixation on his mother led him to commit grave robbery and murder, creating a “house of horrors” that shocked the nation. By portraying the details of his crimes, the show illustrates how Gein’s actions forged a new kind of American nightmare that would later inspire iconic horror cinema. The narrative connects Gein’s macabre legacy to the creation of fictional monsters in films such as Psycho, The Texas
Episodes
Mother!
Oct 3, 2025 · 53 min
On a remote Wisconsin farm, troubled loner Ed Gein's twisted bond with his domineering mother triggers a terrifying descent into madness.
Sick as Your Secrets
Oct 3, 2025 · 59 min
Tormented by horrific visions, Ed turns his fixation with death into a grisly hobby. Years later, fiction and reality collide on a Hollywood film set.
The Babysitter
Oct 3, 2025 · 59 min
Ed's warped search for connection leads him from a late-night rendezvous to a grotesque magic show — and ignites a bitter grudge that's hard to shake.
Green
Oct 3, 2025 · 57 min
Ed finds himself torn between two very different women. As the Vietnam War rages, tales of a real-life bogeyman inspire a young Texas filmmaker.
Ice
Oct 3, 2025 · 48 min
Adeline's dreams of fame clash with the harsh realities of life in the big city. Consumed by his dark desires, Ed commits unconscionable acts.
Buxom Bird
Oct 3, 2025 · 45 min
When the authorities uncover a nightmarish crime scene, Ed's puzzling explanations raise deeper questions. Adeline steps into the spotlight.
Ham Radio
Oct 3, 2025 · 58 min
Deputy Frank turns the Gein farmhouse into a sordid spectacle. Ed devises a unique method to communicate with his heroes in the outside world.
The Godfather
Oct 3, 2025 · 65 min
Ed finds new purpose helping investigators crack a disturbing case. But as the past and present blur, his terrifying legacy looms larger than ever.