Episodes

  • Plainfield: The Butcher Unmasked

    Plainfield: The Butcher Unmasked
    Feb 18 2026
    Discover the chilling true story behind cinema's most iconic killers in this deep dive into the Ed Gein case. When a Wisconsin hardware store owner vanished on November 16, 1957, investigators uncovered horrors at the Gein farmhouse that would forever change how we imagine evil—inspiring Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs. This episode examines how one man's suffocating relationship with his mother created a monster hiding in plain sight, and why his crimes in a quiet town of a few hundred souls still haunt our collective nightmares nearly seventy years later.

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    18 mins
  • Plainfield: The Night Visits

    Plainfield: The Night Visits
    Feb 18 2026
    When Augusta Gein died in 1945, she left behind a son with no identity beyond devotion to her—and a psyche about to shatter in unimaginable ways. This episode chronicles Ed Gein's forty nighttime cemetery visits between 1947 and 1952, examining the methodical grave-robbing expeditions that revealed his desperate, delusional attempt to resurrect his mother by literally becoming her. From the psychiatric reasoning behind his gruesome creations to how he maintained a façade of normalcy in plain sight, we explore the haunting question of how a small-town handyman could harbor such darkness undetected for a decade.

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    21 mins
  • Plainfield: The Mother's Shadow

    Plainfield: The Mother's Shadow
    Feb 18 2026
    Discover the dark origins of Ed Gein in this chilling exploration of how America's most infamous killer was made, not born. Veteran journalist Alexandra Reeves examines the suffocating religious fanaticism and psychological abuse inflicted by Augusta Gein, whose domineering control over her son created the foundation for unimaginable horror in rural Wisconsin. This gripping first chapter reveals how isolation, twisted devotion, and undiagnosed mental illness transformed a shy farm boy into the real-life inspiration for Psycho and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

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    15 mins
  • Plainfield - Inside the Mind of Ed Gein - Trailer

    Plainfield - Inside the Mind of Ed Gein - Trailer
    Feb 18 2026
    In the quiet farming community of Plainfield, Wisconsin, a shy, helpful neighbor named Ed Gein committed crimes so horrifying they inspired Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Silence of the Lambs. This three-part investigative series explores the twisted maternal bond, midnight cemetery visits, and small-town secrets that created America's most infamous real-life monster—and changed true crime forever.

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    2 mins