'Psycho' star’s son criticizes 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story’s' 'glamourous' true crime tale

The Netflix series, “Monster: The Ed Gein Story,” delves into the details of the very creepy real-life story of murderer Ed Gein, and while the show has been incredibly popular, there’s one person who’s not a fan.

Osgood Perkins, son of “Psycho” star Anthony Perkins and a horror icon in his own right, had some harsh criticisms for the Ryan Murphy-produced show.

Gein’s crimes have been the inspiration for several horror movies, including “Psycho” and the character of Norman Bates. That fact is addressed in an episode of “Monster,” where Anthony Perkins is portrayed by Joey Pollari.

In the episode, we see part of the making of “Psycho” and director Alfred Hitchcock, played by Tom Hollander, appearing to liken Perkins’ real-life closeted homosexuality to Gein’s crimes and noted sexual depravities, saying things like, "You alone understand this secret," and there is a "secret making you sick."

Osgood didn’t speak directly to that portrayal when contacted by TMZ, telling the outlet he hasn’t seen the show and "wouldn’t watch it with a 10-foot pole."

The “Longlegs” director continued, criticizing true crime stories being made as "glamourous and meaningful content."

He added, seeing these kinds of stories is "increasingly devoid of context and that the Netflix-ization of real pain [ie the authentic human experiences wrought by 'actual events'] is playing for the wrong team."

The writer and director encouraged people to keep "peering behind the veil into the unknowable and loving each other through expansive, new art."

Anthony Perkins died in 1992 from AIDS-related complications at the age of 60. Osgood spoke about his father’s life and legacy with People Magazine last year, recalling, how he "grew up in a household with a very famous, visible father who was living two lives, at least, and was a closeted homosexual or bisexual man.”

“My father was an actor who had sort of a private life that was not acceptable in the mainstream, whether you want to call him a gay man or a bisexual man, whatever moniker we want to put on that,” he explained. “You couldn't do that, you couldn't be both. You still can't."