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Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein

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  • 2023
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Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein (2023)
Follows grave robber and serial killer Ed Gein, better known as "The Ghoul of Plainfield" and "The Mad Butcher".
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Follows grave robber and serial killer Ed Gein, better known as "The Ghoul of Plainfield" and "The Mad Butcher," from whose crimes such iconic films as "Psycho," "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre... Read allFollows grave robber and serial killer Ed Gein, better known as "The Ghoul of Plainfield" and "The Mad Butcher," from whose crimes such iconic films as "Psycho," "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," and "The Silence of the Lambs" have emerged.Follows grave robber and serial killer Ed Gein, better known as "The Ghoul of Plainfield" and "The Mad Butcher," from whose crimes such iconic films as "Psycho," "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," and "The Silence of the Lambs" have emerged.

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    • Henry Zebrowski
    • Marcus Parks
    • Ben Kissel
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    • Stars
      • Henry Zebrowski
      • Marcus Parks
      • Ben Kissel
    • 26User reviews
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    Henry Zebrowski
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    • 2023
    Marcus Parks
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    • 2023
    Ben Kissel
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    • 2023
    Jooyoung Lee
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    • 2023
    Harold Schechter
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    Louis B. Schlesinger
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    • 2023
    Dr. Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece
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    • 2023
    Dr. Jooyoung Lee
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    • 2023
    Conrad Hild
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    • 2023
    Koen Aerts
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    • 2023
    Ethan Snowden
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    • 2023
    Sonja Gould
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    • 2023
    Scott Bowser
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    • 2023
    Fred Reid
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    • 2023
    Richard MacQuarrie
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    • 2023
    James Stefanishion
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    • 2023
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    3Djpolofish

    Distractingly over produced

    This could have been an interesting series listening to the tapes and revisiting some of horrors from the Geins case. Instead we have an overly produced mess with loud overly dramatic music that makes you feel like you're watching a low budget horror movie.

    It seems more like an experiment to see if they could make a series with very limited new material. What we have shows that MGM thinks that dramatic music will hide how poorly researched and put together this docuseries is, repeated half truths that have been corrected over time are in here, the entire series feels lazy.

    A frustrating and annoying watch.
    7mradarley-47661

    Don't look at the ratings

    Had to put a small review after two episodes as I can't understand the low rating. If you like true crime then this is a good watch. They're not telling you anything we don't already know as such, it's just much more detailed and a 'deep dive into Geins crimes, mindset and family history. Also the impact on this quiet backwater town in Wisconsin which is forever known as 'Geinsville'. You also get to hear Geins voice for first time which is interesting. Anyway so far so good for me.

    *edit* now watched all 4 episodes and it did dip slightly. The first episode remains the best one by far. That been said its still worth your time and a broad take on both him, his crimes and the impact the crimes made on cinema.
    5laugh-10729

    Could have been one documentary..

    I was really looking forward to this mini series but am kind of disappointed. Actually hearing the bits of recordings of Ed answering questions was really the only parts of this worth watching. The first episode basically goes over everything and gives very few clips of his actual voice and you can hardly hear his voice but somehow you can hear the detective clearly. The second and third episodes were just like the first but with a few more audio clips. They have chopped the tapes and you'll hear one response and then in the next episode you'll find out it was actually the response to a different question and you don't really know if the answers they put up are from that actual conversation and I do not know why they would have mixed the recordings up like that. False accusations mentioned such as a perversion with his mother and a heart on the stove. I did not care for the podcast group they had as speakers. They were unnecessarily vulgar and making jokes, laughing and being disrespectful, childish and very inappropriate in their comments. Very few speakers with actual credibility, and half of them almost seemed to have a fascination with Ed Gein himself rather than the psychology behind his behavior. I felt like this could have been one film. Very repetitive and would have been better with less random discussion by irrelevant people and more of the true consistent recordings and actual photos or video recordings. Full of peoples different interpretations of who Gein was, disappointed.
    2schapart

    More exaggerated sensationalization.

    This is yet another so called "documentary" that relies on over-the-top dramatization to present a topic that would be so much more interesting if the filmmakers respected their audience. Notice all of the sinister background music. Why not just call it a horror film? Not to mention there is misinformation, and certain common rumors are presented as though they were true. One example is with the alleged occurrence of a human heart being found on Gein's stove in a frying pan. This is simply not true. The heart was found in a plastic bag on the floor near the stove. When Gein speaks you can barely hear his voice and these moments in the show are few and far between. Rather than forking out money for MGM+ go on YouTube and find a real Ed Gein Interview for free.
    3Viking-GS-7132121

    Skip the speculations

    I wanted to like it and some parts were good but there's to much Speculations from bloggers and podcasters that say what they think happened without any prof that happened and it's been over 50 years so i assume that if it had merit it would be facts by now cause this is the most researched serial killer in history. It's hard to take it serious when the "experts" are 3 podcasters or someone that found about about Ed by mistake and than wrote a book. But if you can ignore that i would still recommend it because of the new tapes.and fotagedes it adds to the story that hasn't been known previously.

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