Name the author who created Hannibal Lecter?
Hannibal Lecter Hannibal Lecter Dr. Hannibal Lecter is a character in a series of suspense novels by Thomas Harris. Lecter was introduced in the 1981 thriller novel "Red Dragon" as a forensic psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer. The novel and its sequel, "The Silence of the Lambs", feature Lecter as one of the primary antagonists after the two serial killers in both novels. In the third novel, "Hannibal", Lecter becomes a protagonist. His role as the antihero occurs in the fourth novel, "Hannibal Rising", which explores his childhood and development into a serial killer. The first film adapted from the Harris novels
Hannibal Lecter a cultural icon. In 2001, "Hannibal" was adapted to film, with Hopkins reprising his role. In the film adaptation, the ending is revised: Starling attempts to apprehend Lecter, who escapes after cutting off his own hand to free himself from her handcuffs. In 2002, "Red Dragon" was adapted again, this time under its original title, with Hopkins again as Lecter and Edward Norton as Will Graham. Hopkins wrote a screenplay for a "Hannibal" sequel, ending with Starling killing Lecter, but it was never produced. In late 2006, the novel "Hannibal Rising" was adapted into the film of the same name,