![]() Obviously there are murders all the time.Īnd thus, yes it is more than possible for a corpse mutilating, murdering cannibal to exist. There are many documented cases of human cannibalism, some close to home in the past and some abroad in third world territories still occurring today. Still, there are real life examples of home decor, furnishings and masks found made by Ed Gein that show this type of corpse and body mutilation is more than possible, psychologically. Furniture that has been made out of bone and flesh, Leatherface’s masks made from the flesh of human faces, and a truly unkempt home are all parts of the movies that were inspired by Ed Gein. The Texas Chainsaw movies undoubtedly inspired by Ed Gein. He is buried next to his family in the Plainfield Cemetery, in a now-unmarked grave. He died at Mendota Mental Health Institute of respiratory failure, on July 26, 1984, aged 77. By 1968, he was judged competent to stand trial he was found guilty of the murder of Worden, but he was found legally insane and was remanded to a psychiatric institution. Gein was initially found unfit to stand trial and confined to a mental health facility. Gein also confessed to killing two women: tavern owner Mary Hogan in 1954 and hardware store owner Bernice Worden in 1957. Gein’s crimes, committed around his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsin, gathered widespread notoriety in 1957 after authorities discovered he had exhumed corpses from local graveyards and fashioned trophies and keepsakes from their bones and skin. Police investigate the filthy kitchen in Ed Gein’s houseĮdward Theodore Gein Born August 27, 1906 – July 26, 1984, also known as the Butcher of Plainfield or the Plainfield Ghoul, was an American murderer and body snatcher.A look through the window into Ed Gein’s house.The most notable similarity is the house in the movies, whose grisly contents were similar to those in Gein’s home seen below. The Real Inspiration for Texas Chainsaw Massacreĭespite beliefs that Texas Chainsaw Massacre was inspired by a true story, Tobe Hooper’s 1974 film Texas Chainsaw Massacre and its 2003 remake were actually based only loosely on Ed Gein, who is suspected to have taken victims between 19. Now the motion picture that’s just as real” is the sub text of the movie title. ![]() Movie Marketing at it’s FinestĪs seen above in the poster, the marketing for Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s original 1974 release certainly made claims that it was based on a true story. So, did the Texas chainsaw massacre happen in real life, is there a true story behind it? Was Ed Gein the Inspiration for Leatherface? Original Texas Chainsaw Massacre poster hinting that the movie was based on a true story. And deranged cannibalistic psychopaths are absolutely possible. Masks of flesh are most certainly possible. ![]() In fact, it is possible that many people would drop dead of a heart attack right away if they actually saw Leatherface in real life. The obnoxious sound of Leatherface’s chainsaw slicing through the wall in a decrepit, bone-filled house off the beaten path will strike pure terror in anyone’s heart. Was There a Real Life Texas Chainsaw Massacre?
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