Ryan Murphy casts Queer as Folk star Charlie Hunnam in major series
Charlie Hunnam has been cast in a major role for one of Ryan Murphy’s most successful dramas. At a recent screening for the second instalment in Murphy’s anthology series Monster (16 September), the writer and creator revealed that Hunnam will play serial killer and bodysnatcher Ed Gein in a forthcoming third season.
Often referred to as the “Butcher of Plainfield” or the “Plainfield Ghoul”, Gein robbed graves and collected body parts, which he used to concoct household items and clothing.
Although Gein admitted to the two murders of Mary Hogan in 1954 and Bernice Worden in 1957, he was suspected of killing more.
Gein, who died in a mental health facility in 1984, has since served as inspiration for iconic fictional villains such as Norman Bates in Psycho, Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs and Leatherface in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise.
