New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- Netflix has added another striking title to its catalogue with 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story', which premiered on October 3. The limited series stars Charlie Hunnam as the notorious murderer Ed Gein and Laurie Metcalf as his overbearing mother, Augusta.

What follows is a grim yet compelling dive into the making of a man whose crimes horrified 1950s America and who later inspired some of cinema's most enduring horror villains.

The series is set against the bleak backdrop of rural Wisconsin, a setting that immediately feels suffocating and isolated. The cinematography captures this brilliantly, with wide shots of desolate farmland and dimly lit interiors that give the impression of a world cut off from reality.

The atm...