Where to Stream: Monster: The Ed Gein Story Powered by ReelgoodWhen a crime is so monstrous it defies imagination, imagination sometimes strikes back. Will Monster: The Ed Gein story give us more of the brutal, vital same? Directed by Max Winkler, the pilot introduces us to Ed Gein, a young farmer so meek his vocal cords and one eyelid appear to have atrophied. Without the camps, we wouldn’t have either The Bitch of Büchenwald or Ed Gein. A show like Monster: The Ed Gein Story trusts its audience to understand and appreciate the difference, and to feel there’s value in plumbing the liminal depths between fantasy and reality.