The Queer Legacy (and Future) of "Hannibal": An Open Letter to Netflix and Horror Fans

There's a moment in Thomas Harris' 1981 novel Red Dragon when, shortly after having his first encounter with Will Graham since the man put him away, Dr. Hannibal Lecter lies on his bed with the cell lights down, ruminating on odors. Harris juxtaposes the mundane realities of Lecter's incarcerated life (the smell of Clorox in […]