It’s that time to get around to listener requests again. Picked out for us by Algazero is the much anticipated Red Dragon. It’s the first appearance of one of the most enduring pop culture figures, Hannibal Lecter. Having been adapted twice, first in Manhunter(1986) and again in Red Dragon(2002). We take no shortcuts and talk about the book in compare it to both films. The basic structure is the same. Will Graham is a profiler who retired from the FBI after catching Lecter. There’s a serial killer murdering families and they want Will’s help. He gets roped into doing the investigation. This is interspersed with moments from the perspective of Francis Dollarhyde, the …

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