Official Trailer for MGM+ Docuseries ‘Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein’

Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein, an MGM+ original docuseries directed and executive produced by James Buddy Day (Blumhouse’s Compendium of Horror, Fall River), follows the terrifying grave robber and serial killer Ed Gein, also known as “The Plainfield Ghoul” and “The Mad Butcher,” whose crimes inspired films such as Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs.

For years, filmmakers, journalists, and researchers have attempted to decipher Gein’s mentality, and with fresh revelations and never-before-heard recordings, viewers will be taken to late-1950s Middle America and immersed in Gein’s warped mind. Gein’s upbringing and twisted relationship with his mother (which famously inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho), his early grave robbing, the murders leading up to his arrest, and the police’s discovery of his terrifying house of horrors—all accompanied by brand-new revelations revealed in the recordings—are all explored in the series.

Roots Productions’ executive producers are Jill Latiano Howerton and Josh Kunau. The series will be distributed internationally by Amazon and MGM Studios Distribution.

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