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ED GEIN  

Yes, there was a man who did many of the things that Thomas Hewitt (Leather Face) did in the Movie, but instead of Texas, he lived in Wisconsin. Ed Gein is one of America's most well known and gruesome serial killers.

Many of the great characters of horror literature and screen from the last fifty years are actually references to the horrible acts of Ed Gein.

You may be familiar with the deeds of Wisconsin killer and grave digger Ed Gein, maybe you've seen the movie on his life. We set out to investigate reports of hauntings at three locations connected to him and his heinous deeds.

Ed Gein butchered women and robbed graves in rural Wisconsin in the 1950s. His bizarre story helped to inspire Hitchcock's Psycho.

An attractive young woman takes off her white bathrobe and steps into the shower. A silhouette appears through the curtain. It appears to be an elderly woman holding a butcher's knife in her left hand...

Born in Wisconsin in August 1906, his father was an alcoholic farmer. His mother Augusta, ran a small grocery store to keep the home fires burning.

This past August brought more paranormal investigations for us. Along the way to some of our destinations was the now infamous Plainfield. We decided to pay Ed Gein and his family a visit once more.

Edward Gein was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin on August 27th of 1906. It was a small town that he was born in.

In part three of the Serial Killers Around The World articles, we will take a look into the lives of two of the most notorious serial killers of all time, Edward Gein and Bela Kiss.

One of my obsessions is collecting horror novels from the 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s, so when I talk about scary books ... it is with no small amount of modesty that I say I know whereof I speak.

Joran Van Der Sloot was rearrested last week "on the suspicion of manslaughter" in connection with his involvement in the disappearance/murder of American Natalee Holloway. Also rearrested were Deepak Kalpoe and Satish Kalpoe.

Forget trick or treaters, candy and jack-o-lanterns. It's about the MOVIES, man!

Who is the scariest horror movie villain of all time? Michael Myers? Freddy Kreuger? Jason Vorhees? This article gives a brief background on the most prolific horror movie icons of all time. You decide for yourself.

The third part in a four part series that examines the history of horror in films and the impact societal changes has had on this genre. This articles looks at films from the 1970s and 1980s and how the cultural and sexual revolutions of this period affect the genre.

Funny, interesting and useless facts from our favorite and maybe not so favorite horror movies!

As for the book itself, it reads somewhat like a novel, somewhat like a text. But it reads very well, and is riveting. Morrison has her own ideas about what makes or doesn't make a serial killer, most of them at odds with the behavioral science contingent at Quantico.

This article looks at the different views of both state and federal laws and the punishment they allot for different crimes.

The character Norman Bates was a classic example of Sigmund Freud's theory of the Oedipus complex.

The top ten scariest horror movies of all time are certainly open for debate, though to me the list was fairly clear. Here are what I consider to be the scariest horror movies of all time. What about you?

Horror Movies have long been a part of America's Pop Culture, and the opinions will vary wildly on this list. For the purposes of this article, I am going not for the best horror movies of all, but the scariest of all.

Psycho by Robert Bloch is by far one of the favorite horror novels in the world. The chilling reputation of this novel has been somewhat overshadowed by Alfred Hitchcock's renowned film of the same name, but Psycho is worth reading.

Review of the new film THE STRANGERS.

They may not all make the AFI top-list, but you don't want to miss these films!

A list of the worlds top serial killers and a description of their crimes

The Associated Press is reporting today that a man was arrested after police in Fitchburg, Mass., found body parts that had been stolen from a local grave. There are many similarities to this case and some cases of serial killers.

Review of 1991s Cult Classic The Silence of the Lambs

Horror movies, no matter what their sub-genre, budget or message, play on our fear of death. Awareness of our own mortality is both our gift and our curse.

Review of Alfred Hitchcock's Cult Classic Horror, Psycho.

But where do the stories come from? A quick glimpse of where some scary movies got their start.

Are there any truly scary horror movies being made any more? Lately I haven't seen a movie that truly scared me to the point were I couldn't get the creeps to go away when I went to bed.

When Psycho was first released the critics treated it with anger and critical rejection but audiences were screaming, yelling and even running down the aisles at its first screening.

I have tried to make this article as inexplicit as possible, but some may still find the article gross or disturbing.

Check out the autobiography's of some of the scariest serial killers at YouTube.com

Chocolate syrup was used for the blood in the original Psycho. The sound effect used during the stabbing scene was actually the sound of a knife stabbing a melon.

This essay critically examines the typical portrayal of slasher movie killers as being beyond redemption. It explores the evolution of this development, as well as its problematic moral, historical, and cultural implications.

I thought it would be fun to test films with the names of states in their titles and find out which were considered the top ten as rated by internet reviewers.

Cannibalism (more precisely, anthropophagy) is an age-old tradition that, judging by a constant stream of flabbergasted news reports, is far from extinct.

I am a horror flick nut, and love to see the old classics. That inspired me to look into the horror movies that I loved, and see if there were any truth behind the grizzly things I have seen in those great movies.

If your sitting in a dark house on a rainy night these are the films you stay away from. Unless of course your into getting the crap scared out of you.

This list is no particular order. It's intended to be an alternative to the AFI 100 Greatest Quotes list.

Scholarly literature, biographical studies of serial killers, as well as anecdotal evidence suggest that serial and mass killers suffer from personality disorders and some of them are also psychotic.