Hannibal Lecter’s gruesome habits are hard to break. Watching the fictional character on screen, we safely conclude: "Well, it’s only a movie. It’s not like it’s real or anything."
Except that Hannibal Lecter (don't miss this video) is loosely based on a real man. A man so fiendish that his story makes Hannibal’s exploits seem tame by comparison. At least Hannibal Lecter didn’t harm children.
Hamilton Albert Fish - the real-life cannibal - was tried and electrocuted for doing unspeakable things to innocent children. What he did in real life would never be part of a movie script. No reasonable person would take fiction that far.
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Author: Carole D. Bos, J.D.
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