Inside Ed Gein’s Twisted Lair: What Charlie Hunnam’s Netflix Trailer Reveals About the Infamous ‘House of Horrors’

Warning: This one’s not for the faint of heart—and probably not for your grandma’s Sunday tea chat either. Netflix just unleashed the first trailer for its newest true crime installment in the Monster series, and Charlie Hunnam is diving headfirst into the dark, twisted world of Ed Gein. Yep, that Ed Gein—the guy whose “house of horrors” would make even the most jaded detective lose their lunch. If you’ve ever wondered how Psycho’s Norman Bates or Leatherface from Texas Chainsaw Massacre got their creepy inspiration, buckle up. But here’s a kicker: turning a real-life nightmare into a TV show with the tagline “the Monster who inspired it all” has folks scratching their heads—and some aren’t thrilled. So, is this just another chilling true crime retelling, or is Netflix stepping into some seriously uncomfortable territory? Monster: The Ed Gein Story drops October 3rd—if you dare. LEARN MORE

Warning: This article contains discussion of graphic topics.

The first trailer has dropped for a Charlie Hunnam Netflix true crime series where he will play the horrific serial killer Ed Gein.

The series is the latest instalment in the Netflix Monster anthology, which previously had seasons on Jeffrey Dahmer and the Menendez Brothers.

Charlie Hunnam stars in the latest true crime edition as a vile serial killer who kept a ‘house of horrors’ that included furniture made out of skin and bowls made out of skulls.

The trailer points to the fact that Gein inspired many of film history’s most horrifying serial killers.

This includes Psycho, Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Silence of the Lambs – the killers in all three were inspired in part by Ed Gein.

Gein admitted to the murder of two women, one of whom he shot, eviscerated, and put her head in a box.

When he was caught investigators discovered his ‘house of horrors’ and even the most seasoned detectives were shocked by the crimes they found.

He claimed he had a ‘woman suit’ made out of skin, chairs upholstered with body parts, literal ‘face masks’, and had organs in various jars.

The trailer for the controversial series sees investigators looking round his house and focusing on a lampshade which is made out of skin and the mummified heads of people kept in jars.

Hunnam looks totally transformed in the role, however fans are split by the upcoming series.

The series involves a horrifying first look at the character (Netflix)

Some are massively excited following the success of the Jeffrey Dahmer and Menendez Brother seasons of Monster.

One fan posted on X saying: “This has the potential to be the creepiest and most horrifying thing to watch on Netflix.”

However, one comment on Reddit slammed the series’ tagline ‘the Monster who inspired it all’, saying it was ‘pretty f**king distasteful’.

Another commented agreeing, saying: “I definitely made a pretty awful face seeing how they’re presenting this.

Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein (Netflix)

“I like a good true crime story as much as the next person, grew up enjoying the hell out of stuff like Forensic Files and all that but idk. Something about this just doesn’t feel right to me.”

A third chimed in saying: “Because it kinda turns Gein into – I guess for lack of a better word – a legend. it turns a real life monster into this legend that inspired some of horror’s great movies and it’s just really gross

“And the monster that inspired it all? Jesus that’s messed up line. Like imagine being the ad person behind this and coming up with that”

Monster: The Ed Gein Story releases on Netflix 3 October.