Jenn and Joe wrap up our second month on Ed Gein with a look at Chuck Parello's 2000 fictional adaptation Ed Gein (sometimes also referred to as In The Light of the Moon).

Featuring two stand-outs performances from Steve Railsback and Carrie Snodgress, this film may be the closest approximation of the true story.

Plus: character study vs gore, the confusing relationship between Collette and Brian, and why does this film feel a bit dry and sedate?

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Jeff Gillen and Alan Ormsby take an interesting approach to adapting the story of Wisconsin's Ed Gein. Deranged takes a faithful approach to historical fact while changing a handful of names and descriptions. Jenn and Joe continue their coverage of the Butcher of Plainfield with this bizarrely entertaining film.

Discussions include: Seance sex scams, paint-like blood, and a slowly evolving male gaze.

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In anticipation of Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy, the new Peacock series, Joe gives Jenn an overview of the history of the "Killer Clown." C/W: sexual assault

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It's time for another season of Ryan Murphy's Monster as the Netflix true crime series tackles The Ed Gein Story.

Starring Charlie Hunnam and Laurie Metcalf, episode one "Mother!" introduces the Gein family before speeding through the plot, including the deaths of older brother Henry and Augusta.

Topics include: an unexpected connection to the Nazi 'Bitch of Buchenwald'; CGI fire; real life suitor Adeline Watkins; and discussion about how the series is addressing queerness.

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As we prepare to discuss Monster: The Ed Gein Story episode by episode on Patreon (⁠patreon.com/murdermadefiction⁠), here's the full version of last year's Primer.

Jenn walks Joe through the the disturbing details of Ed Gein’s life and crimes, including his uncomfortably close relationship with his mother Augusta, the mysterious death of his brother Henry, and the house of horrors uncovered with his arrest. 

C/W: graphic descriptions of murder and desecration of corpses

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Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on the finale of The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, "Libertá"

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We’re concluding our coverage of the Weeping Woman with Jayro Bustamante’s La Llorona. This haunting film repackages the eerie legend of a woman driven to drown her kids as a damning indictment of dictatorial rule and the Mayan Genocide in Guatemala.

Topics include: pathetic men, complicit women, and the inescapable consequences of large-scale violence. 

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Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon episode on The Conjuring: Last Rites. 

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Our month of La Llorona coverage continues with Michael Chaves' feature directorial debut, The Curse of La Llorona (2019) starring Linda Cardellini.

This film finally (!) includes water, but we're unsure what message it is making about motherhood and white saviors.

Topics include: wasting Cardellini and Patricia Velásquez; bad parenting; questions about race; and connections to Annabelle

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Here's a sneak peek at our all new Patreon minisode on the 1991 made-for-TV movie The Haunted, which explores the same case that's tackled in The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025).

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