 
A disturbed eccentric
man named Ed Gein (Steve Railsback) whom
was abused by an evil religious fanatical
family in his past lives in a farmhouse
where there he stores dead female bodies
he dug up from graves and thinks he can
resurrect them as well as using them for
his room decorations.
He is disturbed greatly by his past
wherever he goes and thinks that his
mother is back from the dead telling him
to kill these women that he enjoys
socialising with.
When he does he uses them to make
clothing out of their skin as well as
using them as food.
The local sherrif tires to find out clues
on this unsolved homicide in the local
town which leads to Ed Gein as he tries
to unfold this madness.
Boy is this film
depressing and disturbing and was based
on a true story which inspired the films
Texas Chainsaw Massacre and
Silence of the Lambs.
Its very well done and cleverly written
but the story doesn't flow as much as it
should with all the flashback memories
and not enough action in it.
The acting is
great and extremely psychological and
effective.
Steve Railsback played well as
Ed Gein and makes his character
believeable at being eccentric and
keeping to himself.
The late Carrie Snodgress (Bless
her soul) was also a true character as
she is terrific as a nasty mother with
her religious beliefs almost making you
think of Piper Laurie's role in
Carrie.
Brian Evers is more intimidating
as the father and shows great aggressions
and insanity.
Ed uses clothing
out of a woman's skin
A decapitated woman is hung upside down
like an animal at a slaughterhouse
Lots of blood and even he cooks a body
part but it looks like steak.
Chuck Parello
does well with this piece by coaching the
actors to perform realistically with this
low budgeter.
He directed Steve Railsback perfectly
whenever he associates with someone yet
there's something strange about him and
it's not overly done too.
There's a perfect scene involving Brian
Evers and Carrie Snodgress
when he gets violent with her abnd then Snodgress
acts violent towards Austin James
Peck who played Ed Gein at age 10
when he cries seeing this happen. All of
them bring true terror to the screen as
it looks like a family of lunatics.
There's also a sad moment involving Snodgress
after she grievs at her husband's funeral
making you feel sorry for her thinking
she's not such a bad person after all.
Joan Hoag also does well after
she is stabbed and acts like she is
really suffocating after Railsback's
character tortures her to death.
Robert McNaughton
has a descent score for the film and
seems to know what he's doing with it.
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