Before the farmhouse horrors, before the headlines and the legends, there was Plainfield. "Wisconsin's Cold Dead Heart".

In this first installment of our two part series, we trace the roots of one of America’s most infamous figures. From an oppressive childhood under his devout mother’s rule to the years of isolation that would twist devotion into darkness.

Step inside the world that inspired Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs as Horrorscopes examines how sometimes evil isn't just born...it's written in the stars.