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As the show recently hit Netflix and sits at No. 2 on the streamer's top 10 ranking, The Hollywood Reporter rounds up the discourse from viewers upon watching.
Speaking of babysitting, another murder that Gein is portrayed as committing in Monster: The Ed Gein Story is that of a babysitter, Evelyn Hartley. He abducts, tortures, and kills Hartley in the series in retaliation for her “taking” his babysitting job.
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Now that more reviews have come in, the Rotten Tomatoes score of Ed Gein has sunk more than 20%, and now stands at just a 23% critic score. That’s below the previous two Monster entries, and also Netflix’s True Crime serial killer series, Conversations with a Killer. Here’s how the list breaks down:
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Did Ed Gein exchange letters with Richard 'Birdman' Speck, as portrayed in Netflix show 'Monster'
Did Richard Speck and Ed Gein communicate? There is no evidence Speck and Gein corresponded, nor that Speck had any special affinity for Gein's crimes. In the show, their bond lea
In “Monster: The Ed Gein Story,” Alfred Hitchcock is played by Tom Hollander. The actor is most known for his roles in 2005’s “Pride and Prejudice,” “About Time,” “In the Loop,” “The Night Manager” and “Gosford Park.”
Monster: The Ed Gein Story leaves viewers wondering more about one of the titular serial killer's family members: his father, George Philip Gein.