Hannibal Lecter
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Hannibal Lecter |
| Occupation: | Surgeon, Psychiatrist, Serial Killer, The Chesapeake Ripper, Hannibal the Cannibal |
| Relationships: | Mischa Lecter (Deceased Sister), Lady Murasaki (Aunt), Clarice Starling (Book Love Interest), Will Graham (TV Friend & Love Interest) |
| Fandom: | Hannibal (TV Series), The Silence of the Lambs, |
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Hannibal Lecter is a character in a series of novels by Thomas Harris. He has also appeared in various film and TV adaptations. Lecter is a psychiatrist and a serial killer who cannibalizes his victims.
Canon
He appeared in 4 Thomas Harris novels: Red Dragon, Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal and Hannibal Rising. Anthony Hopkins portrayed Hannibal in the first 3 movie adaptations, beginning with The Silence of the Lambs (1988). He reprised this role in Hannibal (2001) and Red Dragon (2002). In Hannibal Rising he was portrayed by Gaspard Ulliel.
Mads Mikkelsen also portrayed the character in the NBC series, Hannibal.
Fandom
Despite his villain status, Hannibal Lecter has been a popular character in fandom, especially in his television incarnation. He is considered to be an early example of Bottom Storage, a trope whereby a gay-coded villain considered too interesting to kill or permanently imprison gets put into "temporary storage" for easy access. For Lecter, this could be his sojourn in Italy, where he could interact with the other characters as required, but was out of reach.
Books & Movies
Hannibal Lecter/Clarice Starling is the most popular pairing.
TV Series
The dominant pairing in this fandom is Will Graham/Hannibal Lecter. Other pairings for Hannibal include the canon het pairings of Bedelia Du Maurier/Hannibal Lecter and Alana Bloom/Hannibal Lecter.
Very soon after the first episode aired, some fans expressed their dislike of the slash pairing of Hannibal Lecter/Will Graham. These fans of the original books and movies appear to have been unhappy with the queer interpretation of Hannibal Lecter by new fans.[1] Others appear to have been unhappy with the prevalence of the Hannigram pairing when they viewed Clarice/Hannibal as been the canon pairing. [2]
Fanworks
Fanfiction
FanArt
Fanvids
Movies
TV Series:
- Gourmet - 「HANNIBAL」
- Person Suit | Hannibal NBC
- Hannibal | All of this is my design
- Hannibal / He's the devil
Archives & Fannish Links
- Hannibal Lecter works on Ao3
- Hannibal Lecter works from Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal movie fandoms on ff.net
- Hannibal Lecter works from the TV fandom on ff.net
Links & Resources
- Hannibal Lecter (TV) character page on the Hannibal Wiki
- Book & Movie Hannibal Lecter character page on the Hannibal Wiki
- Hannibal Lecter character page on Wikipedia
References
- ^ Gay cannibal fiction divides “Hannibal” fans, The Daily Dot, 15 April 2013. Accessed on 5 May 2018.
- ^ People who ship Will/Hannibal need to stop tumblr post by thecarnalcannibal, 12 April 2013. Accessed 7 May 2018.