Did you know it was not real? Ed Gein was the reason they made it up hes the leatherface of todays movies! His mother and brother taught him from a young age that sex was wrong.He murdered 15 women and they dont even know how many bodys he dug up from cemetarys! The movies were based on a true story. go to the real website that tells you all about it: http://www.houseofhorrors.com/gein.htm