The star of the next “Monster” anthology series from Netflix has been revealed!
At the Los Angeles Premiere of “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, co-creator Ryan Murphy announced that the next “Monster” anthology will focus on Ed Gein. Also, the tile character will be played by “Sons of Anarchy” alumni, Charlie Hunnam. Production is scheduled to start next month.
Who Was Ed Gein?
In case you need a refresher Ed Gein was quite the “Monster”. In the 1950s law enforcement discovered that he didn’t just kill people, but he also dug up graves from a cemetery near his home in Wisconsin. He used human remains to make household items and clothing. His story became an inspiration for notable horror icons like “Psycho’s” Norman Bates, Buffalo Bill in “Silence of the Lambs”, and of course Leatherface in “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”. He spent most of his years not behind bars but in a mental institution until he died in 1984.
Capitalizing on the Popularity of “Monster”
“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”, is set to be released on Netflix on September 19. This “Monster” anthology comes off the success of “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” by Murphy and Ian Brennan. According to Netflix, it reached one billion view hours in its first 60 days, making it only one of four series to achieve that milestone. The show is the third most popular Netflix English language series.
More on “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”
Chronicling the case of the real-life brothers. Who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez.
While the prosecution argued they were seeking to inherit their family fortune, the brothers claimed – and remain adamant to this day, as they serve life sentences without the possibility of parole – that their actions stemmed out of fear from a lifetime of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse at the hands of their parents.
“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story” dives into the historic case that took the world by storm. Paving the way for audiences’ modern-day fascination with true crime. It asks those audiences: Who are the real monsters?
