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Hannibel lector was the serial killer in silence of the lambs and he was loosley based on a number of serial killers including ed gein, Ted Bundy, Gary ridgway, and Edmund kemper

he was actually based on 3 real serial killers

Ed Gein(making clothes out of human skin)

Ted Bundy(luring victims by using fake plaster casts)

Gary Heidnik(kept sex slaves in a pit in his cellar)

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Yes. The 1991 movie Silence of the Lambs is based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Harris. The movies Manhunter, Red Dragon, and Hannibal are also based on Thomas Harris' novels.

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The movies The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibalwere based on the novels of the same names by Thomas Harris.

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