Described by those close to him as a Southern gentleman with a knack for whipping up gourmet meals and entertaining friends with good conversation packed with trivia tidbits, Thomas Harris might be regarded as too nice to dream up a character as frighten...

Hannibal Lecter's Christmas lunch CLARICE STARLING slit the envelope with a kitchen knife and took out the single, silky sheet of paper. She knew at once, before she even glanced at the signature, who had written to her. Dear Clarice, ...

University Wire 08-05-1999 (The Tech) (U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- It has been over a decade since "The Silence of the Lambs" was first published, but at last readers are allowed another peek into the world of Clarice Starling and Dr. Lecter in new book...

Forensics experts said Monday that flesh found on a plate, fork and frying pan in the apartment of an aspiring horror novelist was human, and that DNA tests were planned to confirm whether it came from the body of his girlfriend.Dr. Rodolfo Rojo, chief medical...

Ray Heilwagen has his wallet back, 62 years after he lost it in France during World War II. Late last year, Heilwagen received a call from Stephen Breitenstein of Palatine, Ill."He said, 'Did you lose a billfold?' and I remembered I did," Heilwagen told the...