Osgood Perkins Slams Ryan Murphy's Monster

Osgood Perkins has publicly slammed Ryan Murphy’s Monster: The Ed Gein Story for its onscreen depiction of his late father, Anthony Perkins, saying he hasn’t seen the season and "wouldn’t watch it with a 10-foot pole." He accuses streaming platforms of turning true crime into glamorous, seemingly meaningful content that is increasingly devoid of context and calls the "Netflix-ization of real pain" culturally corrosive. The season dramatizes Anthony (played by Joey Pollari) as a closeted actor defined by his Psycho role while centering Ed Gein (played by Charlie Hunnam) and tracing Gein’s influence on films including Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs. Experts such as Gein biographer Harold Schechter say large portions of the series are fabricated. Murphy has said his team contacted many relatives during research, and the dispute highlights ongoing ethical concerns about dramatizing real crimes for entertainment.