A review by literary_heather
Deviant: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original "Psycho" by Harold Schechter

3.0

Interesting book about Ed Gein, the "original Psycho" - his crimes have influenced so many books, movies and serial killers that you probably know his story before you pick up the book. I enjoyed the book and thought the author did a good job of showing how pathetic his life was (you almost pity his existence) but the horror of what he did is still shocking. He was very sick, not necessarily evil and calculating like Bundy or Ridgeway.
Found the public reaction from outside his town to be disconcerting - how it because a family outing to drive passed his farm, and how some creep bought his car to create a sideshow at fairs.