Mother’s Boy

The True Story of Ed Gein and the Making of a Monster

By: R. M. Cochran

Narrated by: D R Hill

In the quiet town of Plainfield, Wisconsin, no one suspected the truth. Ed Gein was the shy handyman who kept to himself — polite, soft-spoken, and always willing to lend a hand. But behind the boarded windows of his crumbling farmhouse, he was creating a world made of nightmares.

When police entered his home in 1957, they uncovered horrors beyond imagination — lampshades made of human skin, skulls turned into bowls, and the body of a missing woman hanging like a deer in his shed. What they discovered that cold November night would shock the nation and redefine evil itself.

Based on exhaustive research and real court documents, Mother’s Boy digs deeper than ever into the twisted mind of Ed Gein — exploring the toxic devotion to his domineering mother, the lonely years that warped his sanity, and the crimes that inspired Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs.

Step inside the world of the man who became the blueprint for America’s most terrifying killers.

This is more than a story of murder.

It’s the story of a son who could never let go of his mother — even in death.

©2025 R. M. Cochran (P)2025 R. M. Cochran

Very confusing

If I had not seen the movie, I would be completely lost. This story goes back and forth from Ed growing up , to before the murders until after the movie. There is no preface at the beginning to give you reference as to why he may have turned out as he did. References to his mother’s treatment of him do not come into play until you are a quarter of the way through the book. As I said before, it’s very confusing- especially if you haven’t seen the movie.

I thought I knew Ed

Out of all the things i watched listened to this book tells the real story