Comments on: Thomas Harris: The Laziest Titler in the Publishing Industry

By: stephen X

stephen X — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 02:01:05 +0000

hannibal does dallas

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 03:39:17 +0000

Shakespeare was worse: Henry IV, Part I; Henry the IV, Part I; Henry V . . . Never had a Willy or a Sam!

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 01:36:24 +0000

The Life and Opinions of Hannibal Lecter, Gentleman

By: David C. Fox

David C. Fox — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:13:23 +0000

I was a teenage Hannibal
I was a teenage Hannibal for the FBI

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 04:50:39 +0000

oops!

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 04:50:10 +0000

I can’t believe no one listed ” Hannibal Farm”!

By: Dan Coyle

Dan Coyle — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:48:40 +0000

Here Comes Hannibal
It’s Fucking Hannibal, Stupid
The Adventures of Hannibal Across the 8th Dimension

By: Fred

Fred — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:19:12 +0000

Well, okay, if we’re just going for silly alternates, than I have to toss out “National Lampoon’s Hannibal House”.

By: Mike B.

Mike B. — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:48:47 +0000

What about that guy, what does all those “Rabbit [verb]” titles?

By: David Thayer

David Thayer — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:13:13 +0000

Hannibal Farm.

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:08:24 +0000

What about:
The Curious Incident of the Hannibal in the Night
The Emperors Hannibal

I can’t believe no one has suggested Hannibals on a Plane.

By: Steve M.

Steve M. — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 17:07:13 +0000

Are You Gonna Finish That?

By: fairest

fairest — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:51:11 +0000

Good ones. These were going through my head as I read yours.

Extremely Close, Incredibly Hannibal.
Two Hannibals, Fat and Thin
Searching for Hannibal Hannibal
A Farewell to Hannibal
To Hannibal or Have Not Hannibal

By: Fred

Fred — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 14:57:52 +0000

In all fairness to him (which is not something I’m sure he deserves after Hannibal, or the few dreadful chapters I actually managed to read), isn’t it possible that the publisher had a hand in the title? With Hannibal, the title told readers more or less everything they needed to know: “Remember that character from the author’s other books? More to the point, remember Anthony Hopkins’ portrayal of him? Wasn’t that creepy? Well here he is, in his own book. It’s like the others, but only more so!” Hannibal Rising may not be quite as spot-on — unless the book involves a high-speed hot-air-balloon chase — but it’s not the most unoriginal I’ve heard.

The Silence of the Lambs is fairly original, at least as titles go…

By: Corey V.

Corey V. — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:59:46 +0000

Don’t forget Hannibal Two: Electric Boogaloo.

By: Ted

Ted — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 06:00:59 +0000

Not to mention the obvious ones:

- Special Topics In Hannibal Physics
- I Feel Hannibal About My Neck