Celebrate Halloween with Silence of the Lambs, one of the best and scariest movies ever made. The 1991 masterpiece by director Jonathan Demme follows young FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) as she is dispatched to charm imprisoned serial killer Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) to seek insights into a string of killings by Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine). It's based on the excellent novel by Thomas Harris, and written by Ted Tally.

No matter how many times you've seen it, we best you missed some of the wild details we're about to share. The 'Bill Skins Fifth' Article Isn't About Buffalo Bill, It's About Hannibal Lecter Orion - Credit: C/O When Clarice is waiting for Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn) in his office at Quantico in the first minutes of Silence of the Lambs, she scans the grisly photographs and newspaper clippings on the wall. One headline from the National Inquisitor stands out: BILL SKINS FIFTH.

But hit pause and look closer at the article, and you'll see that the article isn't about Bill at all, but rather about Lecter: It describes Lecter's arrest and background, and includes comments from Lecter and Crawford. Whoever created the news article for Silence of the Lambs either never anticipated anyone squinting at the text of the article, or is having a bit of fun with us. We'll get into more depth about the specifics of the article soon, because it's very weird.

Clarice's Politics Orion - Credit: C/O Silence of the Lambs doesn't wear any politics on its sleeve — its message of empathy and resilience in the face of hideous opposition should be universal. But we learn a little bit about Clarice Starling's beliefs in a very brief exchange when she's first summoned to Crawford's office. "I remember you from my seminar at UVA," he says, referring to her university.

"You grilled me pretty hard, as I recall, on the bureau's Civil Rights record in the Hoover years." We can't know for sure, but the reference to Civil Rights suggests she's referring to Hoover's surveillance of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

It's one of many ways the film tips us off to Clarice's empathy and support for underdogs. Lecter Gives Clarice a Massive Clue When They First Meet Orion - Credit: C/O Barely two minutes into their first conversation, Clarice asks Lecter about one of the skillful pencil drawings he displays in his cell. "That is the Duomo, seen from the Belvedere," he says.

As Lecter already knows, Jame Gumb — aka Buffalo Bill — lives in Belvedere, Ohio. A belvedere is an architectural structure designed to take advantage of another view, in this case the duomo, or cathedral, in Florence, Italy. "Do you know Florence?" asks Lecter.

He's not only giving Clarice a clue about Jame Gumb, but perhaps about his own plans, should he manage to escape Dr. Chilton's little box: At the beginning of the Silence of the Lambs sequel Hannibal, Lecter is living in Florence, working as a museum curator. Museum Curator MGM - Credit: C/O Speaking of museum curators?

We promised earlier we'd explain more about the text of the "BILL SKINS FIFTH" article — the one that is actually about Lecter, despite the headline about Buffalo Bill. The first sentence of the article reads: "Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a medical and society figure of Baltimore for many years has been charged in the brutal slaying of a museum curator at his home..."

This is interesting because Hannibal does kill a museum curator, and take his job... but that doesn't happen until the movie Hannibal, which of course takes place after Silence of the Lambs. The TV series Hannibal also has Lecter pulling the ol' kill-the-curator-and-take-his-job routine. Hey, maybe the guy just kills a lot of museum curators.

Crosses Orion After Clarice tells Hannibal Lecter the sad story that inspires the title of the film, Lecter sits in his makeshift Memphis prison cell and sketches her with a lamb. His sketch includes three curious crosses in the background. A sharp-eyed Redditor observed that these seem to be Coffindaffer's Crosses — which West Virginia native began erecting in the 1980s to spread Jesus' message.

The crosses seem to be a reference to Clarice's West Virginia roots. And of course, in the Bible, the Lamb represents Jesus. But let's get dark, shall we?

Jesus means resurrection, and the drawing helps spark Hannibal's resurrection after years of imprisonment. When Sgt. Pembry and Lt.

Boyle are bringing Lecter his second dinner — lamb chops — Lecter buys some time by asking Boyle not to place his plate on his drawings. Boyle lingers for a moment to look at the picture of Clarice. As this is happening, Lecter is picking the lock to his cuffs — and within moments, he has hideously taken out Pembry and Boyle.

The Clarice drawing was by Silence of the Lambs on-set scenic/character artist Paula Payne, and sold at auction for $44,800. Hello Again, 'Goodbye Horses' Orion - Credit: C/O The beautiful song that Buffalo Bill plays while dancing around in his robe, "Goodbye Horses," also appears i