[orez]

I know this has been argued about a bit in this thread already but still people are getting it wrong. TCM is NOT based in a true story. Someone got it right saying it was loosely based on Ed gein, which is correct. Just like how the "buffalo bill" character in silence of the lambs, and Norman Bates in pyscho are loosely based on ed gein. Even then its not so much based as in getting ideas from Gein and the things he did. Such as wearing women's clothing and having a suit made from the skin of dead people.

The look of the inside of leatherfaces' house was taken from the inside of Gein's house as well. with bones and carcasses lying around. some of which turned in to functional items.

In short Ed gein played inspiration to TCM (and other films) but none are truly about him, nor is it a TRUE story. The whole part of it being a true story is just part of the story to make it seem more scary. If you watch the dvd commentary with tobe hooper he explains that. He and Gunnar also talk about how people always ask them about the true story and they continue to say "we made up the story"

I don't want to appear mean or crass here, it just seems like there is a lot of confusion about this topic and I'd like to clear it up for real.