Brian Raftery's new biography, 'Hannibal Lecter: A Life,' explores how a reclusive Southern reporter's proximity to FBI ...

Leave it to Billy Crystal to make a slick entrance. When the City Slickers star took the stage at the 1992 Academy Awards for his third consecutive hosting gig, he arrived in style as Hannibal Lecter, ...

In early 1999, the Oscar-winning screenwriter Ted Tally made a trip to Miami, where he visited the author Thomas Harris. They were celebrating: Harris had finally completed his third Hannibal Lecter ...

How does a character with less screen time than a sitcom cold open become the most unforgettable part of a Best Picture winner? That’s the question The Silence of the Lambs (1991) forces us to ask ...

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." ...

I know it's a little early in the day, but think about having an old friend for dinner tonight, with fava beans... (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS") ANTHONY HOPKINS: (As Hannibal Lecter) ...