Episode 1.1
Mother!
On a remote Wisconsin farm, troubled loner Ed Gein's twisted
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In the frozen fields of 1950s rural Wisconsin, a friendly, mild-mannered recluse named Eddie Gein lived quietly on a decaying...
In the frozen fields of 1950s rural Wisconsin, a friendly, mild-mannered recluse named Eddie Gein lived quietly on a decaying farm — hiding a house of horrors so gruesome it would redefine the American nightmare. Driven by isolation, psychosis, and an all-consuming obsession with his mother, Gein’s perverse crimes birthed a new kind of monster that would haunt Hollywood for decades.
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20 %40 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
50 %675 reviewsAudience score rating
"Has nothing but contempt for its audience."
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Time Magazine
Time Magazine"Utterly devoid of morality."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Garish, wildly unfocused, and fundamentally dishonest."
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The Age
The Age"Such contempt between creator and audience is as rare as it is staggering."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"Baffling, graphic and endless."
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Variety
Variety"It's 2025, Ryan Murphy, please stop making these serial killer sob stories."
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Collider
Collider"It is chilling, voyeuristic, and unsettling — at times, perhaps too much so."
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Times of India
Times of India"Hits new depths of tastelessness."
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The Times
The Times"To say that (it) is one of the most unfocused of Ryan Murphy’s productions is quite a thing indeed."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"Does an effective job of introducing audiences to a serial killer many people may not know about."
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Decider
Decider"(A) compelling but unsettling watch."
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Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times"Shallow and abrasive."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"(It's) awful, but its awfulness at least arises out of some level of thoroughly disjointed ambition."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterMonster: The Ed Gein Story | Details
- Rating
- 18, Graphic violence, horror, sexual violence
- Genre
- Thriller, True Story & Biography
- Country of origin
- USA
