The Real Serial Killer Who Inspired Every Horror Movie - Ed Gein
Hot On The Case
Breanna Heim
5 • 714 Ratings
🗓️ 8 August 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
This week on Hot On The Case we dive into the disturbing world of Ed Gein, a man who on the surface seemed like a quiet and helpful neighbor but was hiding some of the most shocking secrets in true crime history.
Living in the small town of Plainfield Wisconsin Gein appeared unassuming to those who knew him often lending a hand and keeping to himself. Behind closed doors however he was spiraling into a psychotic break fueled by years of isolation and an unhealthy obsession with his domineering mother.
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| 0:00.0 | The horror movie genre, as we know it today, is almost entirely inspired by one disturbed man. |
| 0:09.0 | Man, nice man, just like anybody else. |
| 0:13.0 | The only difference outside the man, he seems to be middle. |
| 0:17.0 | They went in investigating with flashlights. |
| 0:20.0 | It was pitch black because there was no electricity and no lights. |
| 0:24.2 | And one of the lawmen felt something bump against the shoulder. He turned, shined his flashlight on that. And indeed, there was Bernice Warden, hanging from the rafters. |
| 0:40.3 | Now trust me, I love horror movies as much as the next person. |
| 0:44.3 | I saw my first scary movie when I was four. |
| 0:47.3 | It was 13 ghosts. |
| 0:49.3 | My sister took me to see House of Wax in the movie theater when I was only seven. I grew up on scary |
| 0:56.5 | movies. And to this day, they're still probably my favorite genre of movie. And I still get scared. |
| 1:02.9 | But even as a child, I could still sleep well at night, knowing that it's all pretend. But the man I'm going to tell you about today is all too real. |
| 1:15.1 | A man so terrifying that he pretty much single-handedly inspired the entire horror movie genre. |
| 1:23.8 | I'm warning you now that this episode is not for the faint of heart. |
| 1:27.1 | It's not for those of you that have a weak stomach. What I'm going to tell you will deeply disturb you. |
| 1:33.2 | Sitting quietly once you've made the house all shiny. Down time can be just fine, plain bangers from them 90s. |
| 1:41.0 | Tea break. Lunch break. Maybe listen to the outbreak |
| 1:44.6 | sometimes it's not time for some tombollah right |
| 1:47.1 | it's enjoying lasagna time |
| 1:49.3 | chilling with a book time |
| 1:51.0 | or time to visit your nan time |
| 1:53.1 | go on play some other time |
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