New book details how Hannibal Lecter went from character to franchise

He will have you for dinner: what is it about an unapologetic cannibal that so captured readers and audiences? NPR's Scott Simon talks with Brian Raftery about his new book, "Hannibal Lecter: A Life." ...
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New Book Details Terrifying Inspiration Behind 'Silence of the Lambs' Hannibal Lecter

Brian Raftery's new book, 'Hannibal Lecter: A Life,' analyzes the likely inspiration behind Anthony Hopkins' iconic character ...

This 3-Part Psychological Thriller Is a Masterpiece That Only Gets Better With Time

Hannibal is a masterpiece series that offers a rare blend of horror, thriller, and unconventional love story across three ...

Hannibal Lecter’s biographer on how the serial killer became a ‘rock star’ and why Donald Trump can’t stop talking about him

There aren’t many plot twists better than the one in “The Silence of the Lambs” where the psychopathic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter — he of the refined high-cultural palate and voracious appetite ...

Hannibal at 25: The inside story of cinema’s most disappointing – and disgusting – sequel

FLASHBACKS: The source material was so deranged that Jodie Foster refused to come back, but that didn’t stop Hollywood from ...
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Read All About 'The Late, Great Hannibal Lecter'

Remember that weird moment in the 2024 campaign cycle where Donald Trump started referring to how much he loved and identified with “the late, great”? That was ...

‘Silence of the Lambs’ at 35 and ‘Hannibal’ at 25: Catching up with the late, great Hannibal Lecter and his nemesis/protégé Clarice Starling

The saving grace of Hannibal is that it doesn’t really mess with your memories of Silence of the Lambs because it seems like such an alternate-reality take.