Quote Originally Posted by LEGION
Never saw The Grudge, and The Ring didn't do anything for me; though my girlfriend was scared silly. Texas Chainsaw Massacre is still a classic, and I live out here near where it supposedly happened in real life. When Grandpa is hiting that chick in the head with the hammer is not only freaky scary, but funny too.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre is based loosely on Ed Gein, but that wasn't in Texas. The director of the original, Tobe Hooper, said he was standing in line at K-Mart or something and was near a display of chainsaws and briefly wondered what it would be like to start one up and hack his way up to the front.

There's a movie based on Ed Gein that should be available at Blockbuster. Psycho is also based loosely on him too. He had a very domineering mother who was deeply religious and once she died he went a little loopy, still hearing her persecuting him and he started making women into lampshades.