The New York Times has a lengthy piece on the 25th anniversary of Hannibal, a book I remember lining up to buy when it first came out, something that (thanks to the wonders of online shipping) I’ve never done again. A quarter-century later, its controversial ending still sparks arguments among crime-fiction and horror fans—I know this because I just set one off in an online forum, and I fully expect a dozen people to still be yelling at one another about it when I check back in a few hours.
Before we plunge further into the twisted psyche of Hannibal the Cannibal, a few stray items:
Boise Longpig Hunting Club, my Western noir update of The Most Dangerous Game, is being re-released this summer by Rock & a Hard Place Press, complete with a cool new cover. Pre-orders are up for Kindle, paperback soon!
My short story “Scorpions,” which appeared in the nifty crime-fiction magazine Dark Yonder l…
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