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Gabriella Ferrigine

Charlie Hunnam to play killer Ed Gein

Horror aficionado Ryan Murphy is back with a third installment of his Netflix series, "Monster," casting actor Charlie Hunnam as the notorious 20th-century killer and grave robber, Ed Gein.

Murphy made the casting announcement on Monday at the premiere of his show's second season, "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story," which offers a fictional account of two brothers who were convicted of the 1996 killing of their parents. The second season is set to debut on September 19, with Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch starring in the titular roles, and Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny playing the brothers' parents, José and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez.

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