Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Monster: The Ed Gein Story (2025) Review: A Deceptive and Exploitative Misfire - 1/10

Monster: The Ed Gein Story is not just a bad series; it is a fundamentally deceptive one. By branding itself with the name of a real-life, horrific figure, it invites scrutiny and promises a harrowing, fact-based psychological portrait. What it delivers is a cheap, sensationalised horror-thriller that abandons truth for tawdry fiction, earning its abysmal score through sheer betrayal of its own premise.

The first two episodes, which chronicle Gein's disturbing relationship with his mother, provide a fleeting, misleading glimpse of a grounded drama. However, this is merely bait. **From episode 3 onwards, the series is totally off-target, pain...

To be honest, I don't know how accurate is this show compared to real life events and real character, so I won't be judging this show as a history based show, however we can't argue that this is a high quality production series. The entire effortfrom the cinematography and directing to the performances and overall executionis top-tier. It's also very morbid and sick, so it's definitely not for faint-hearted people. Actor who plays Ed Gein does a terrific job!