India, Oct. 3 -- Netflix's Monster returns for its third season, this time turning the spotlight on Ed Gein, the notorious Wisconsin murderer whose crimes inspired some of the most enduring horror stories in cinema. English actor Charlie Hunnam leads the cast, with Laurie Metcalf playing his domineering mother, Augusta. From the trailers and early glimpses, this season promised to be the anthology's darkest and most unsettling yet. It attempts to go beyond the sensational headlines to explore the psychological and cultural forces that shaped Ed, while also reflecting on the fascination society holds for real-life horror.

Set in 1950s rural Wisconsin, the series traces Ed's isolated upbringing under a controlling mother, his lonely adulth...