Created by author Thomas Harris, "Hannibal the Cannibal" was the baddie in the novels "Red Dragon" in 1981, "The Silence of the Lambs" in 1988, "Hannibal" in 1999, and "Hannibal Rising" in 2006 ...

Red Dragon prequel stars Edward Norton as FBI agent Will Graham. Original Manhunter and Hannibal Rising sans Hopkins.

The Hannibal Lecter cannibal character comes from author Thomas Harris, with Lecter first showing up in the 1981 novel Red Dragon. The character was cemented in pop culture lore when Anthony ...