Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield

As Halloween is just around the corner, it is time for jack-o-lanterns, costume planning, and stocking up on all our favorite Halloween candy. But what really sets the mood for the spooky season is turning off all the lights, cozying up on the couch and rewatching all the classic Halloween movies. Some of us prefer more light-hearted flicks, which offer both thrills and laughter. But then there are those who love freaking themselves out with the scariest movies they can find. After all, we have the comfort that the events in the film were not real, and after the closing credits, we can go back to our lives as if nothing happened.But what if somebody actually went through that terror in real life?Many of us are familiar with notorious fictional characters like Buffalo Bill from The Silence of the Lambs, Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Norman Bates from Psycho. But did you know these movie serial killers were all inspired by a real person? A man named Ed Gein.Subscribe and share 10 Minute Murder with your true crime loving friends. Connect on social media to know when new episodes are released and to see visuals that go along with the episodes.https://linktr.ee/10minutemurderFacebook: https://facebook.com/10MMpodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/10minutemurder/  Tiktok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMRBEFtUg/Youtube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCkJLUCEZlkn9In3AA46RVxwTwitter: https://twitter.com/10minutemurder  Submit future episode story ideas: [email protected] Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/10-minute-murder-bingeable-true-crime-stories--4603604/support.