How Monster Butchers the Real Ed Gein Story

This method allows for plenty of creative freedom when moving away from what actually happened. Ian Brennan, the co-creator of Murphy’s Monster and writer of all eight episodes, seems to enjoy taking small pieces of truth and expanding them dramatically this season. He protects himself from criticism about exaggerating the story by constantly reminding us that Ed’s perception of reality is unstable. If something doesn’t seem to have happened exactly as shown? Well, perhaps Ed believed it did. (Though this doesn’t fully account for some of the changes made to the making of Psycho this season.) While all eight episodes include details rooted in confirmed facts, anything that isn’t verifiable – anything that could have happened, even in Ed’s imagination – is open for exploration in Monster. So, grab your tools – we’re searching for the truth hidden within Monster’s dark and fantastical take on the Ed Gein story.







