The early part of the seventies was a busy time for movies based on Ed Gein. The infamous serial killer who Norman Bates was also based on got two movies that were both good but had very different levels of success. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is obviously the more well known of the two but really has little to do with Gein other than the skin face masks and body part furniture.

Deranged is a strange little movie. It features the actor Roberts Blossom who was also the scary shovel guy in Home Alone years later. He is more crazy in this movie by far. But he also plays it for some laughs as well. In fact its a shame that the movie goes kind of downhill in the second half because there is not as much dialogue from him.

If you have never seen this one it is for sure worth at least one viewing. So get ready to cook up something nice to eat as we get.... Deranged.