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10 Best Movies Like Ed Gein

If you loved Ed Gein, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Deranged

Deranged

1974★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ed Gein for fans of Crime & Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A man living in rural Wisconsin takes care of his bed-ridden mother, who is very domineering and teaches him that all women are evil. After she dies, he misses her, and a year late...

#2
Last Straw

Last Straw

2024★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ed Gein for fans of Drama & Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A rural roadside diner becomes the host of a maniacal killing spree – leaving a young waitress to clean up the mess. After hard-headed Nancy fires the staff at her dad’s diner, she...

#3
Play Dead

Play Dead

2025★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ed Gein for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above....

#4
I'll Take Your Dead

I'll Take Your Dead

2018★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ed Gein for fans of Crime & Drama & Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

William has a simple job: he makes dead bodies disappear. His daughter Gloria has become used to rough-looking men dropping off corpses, and is even convinced that some of them are...

#5
Dead & Buried

Dead & Buried

1981★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ed Gein for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After a series of gory murders commited by mobs of townspeople against visiting tourists, the corpses appear to be coming back to life and living normally as locals in the small to...

#6
The Return

The Return

2006★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ed Gein for fans of Drama & Horror & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Joanna Mills has a successful career but feels her personal life is spinning out of control. She has few friends, an estranged father, and a crazy ex-boyfriend who is stalking her....

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