Editor's note: The state of Mississippi is famous for producing more great blues musicians than any other area in the U.S. and is, in fact, the home of the amazing Blues Museum (in Clarksdale). But this hard-to-spell state also produced bestselling author Thomas Harris, who grew up to create one of the most terrifying fictional characters ever to appear in literature or cinema. If adrenaline and nightmares are your thing, check out our Hannibal Lecter collection, dedicated to the guy who makes us turn on every light in the house and check fifty times to make sure all the doors and windows are locked!