Hugs from the Grave
The Story of Ed Gein
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Hugs from the Grave
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Narrated by:
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Harvey Wallmann
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By:
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Mark Garrod
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Hugs From The Grave: The story of Ed Gein
In a town that tried to forget, one man made sure the dead were never left alone.
Plainfield, Wisconsin was a place of silence—where everyone knew everyone, and secrets stayed buried. But when police entered the Gein farmhouse in 1957, they stepped into a waking nightmare: masks made of human skin, furniture stitched from corpses, body parts preserved like trophies. The friendly handyman with the soft voice and shy smile had been hiding hell in his home.
Hugs from the Grave is a relentless journey into the life, crimes, and legacy of Ed Gein—the grave robber turned murderer who changed American horror forever. Drawing from forensic records, psychological profiles, firsthand accounts, and chilling historical detail, this true crime narrative reconstructs not just what Gein did, but why.
From his suffocating bond with his mother to the ghoulish trophies he built in her memory, Gein’s story is more than macabre—it’s a mirror. Into grief. Into madness. Into what happens when a quiet man vanishes inside his own delusion, and no one notices until it's far too late.
He was not a monster from a movie.
He made the movies possible.
©2025 Mark Garrod (P)2025 Mark Garrod