Ryan Murphy inspired by traumatic childhood experience while creating Netflix's Ed GeinRyan Murphy used a creepy experience he had as an eight-year-old to help him choose which murderer he wanted to focus on for season three of his acclaimed Netflix series, MonsterView 3 Images Ed Gein killed two women and dug up the bodies of numerous others (Image: COURTESY OF NETFLIX)Ryan Murphy, the creator of Netflix's Monster series, has revealed that a traumatic childhood experience inspired him to choose Ed Gein for the latest season. ‌The third season of Monster focuses on two-time murderer and grave robber Ed Gein. Article continues belowIn the series, Ed is played by Charlie Hunnam, who had a super dramatic transformation to look like the infamous killer. Gein also inspired The Silence of the Lambs and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, being one of horror's best muses. Monster: The Ed Gein Story is available to stream now on Netflix.