Can You Hear a ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ Tattoo Screaming for You?

The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 psychological horror/thriller film adapted from the 1988 novel of the same name by Thomas Harris. The film deals with kidnapping, murder, the skinning of people and cannibalism which makes it all the more strange that it was released on Valentine’s Day – I’m not kidding.

Just as Clarice Starling enlists the help of Hannibal Lecter to track down “Buffalo Bill” the serial killer, at TTA I’m here to help you track down the perfect tattoo artist for you. Considered one of the greatest films of all time, I’ve selected what I believe to be the best The Silence of the Lambs tattoos on Instagram. From the dark and truly terrifying realism to the colourful and cute, there’s a wide selection of varied tattoo styles from the featured artists.

The film won the five major Academy Awards so find yourself an Oscar-worthy tattoo artist for your own The Silence of the Lambs inspired tattoo.

Can you just imagine the awesome suit Buffalo Bill could make with the skin of a tattooed person? Too morbid? It is almost Halloween after all…

Dark trash realism Hannibal Lecter tattoo by @anrijsstraume
Traditional style Hannibal Lecter and the Tall Man (Phantasm) tattoos by @dan_gagne
Colour realism Hannibal portrait tattoo by @bmerck_ink
Colour realism Hannibal Lecter tattoo by @marek_hali
Fresh and healed Hannibal Lecter portrait tattoo by @joekworrall
Colour realism Hannibal Lecter tattoo by @deantaylortattoos
Stylised Buffalo Bill tattoo by @ell_torres_tattoos
Colour realism Hannibal portrait tattoo by @davidcorden
Buffalo Bill pin-up tattoo by @bigboypinups (R.I.P.)
Colour realism Hannibal Lecter tattoo by @micheleagostinitattoo
Dark trash realism Jodie Foster (Silence of the Lambs) hand tattoo by @anrijsstraume
Black and grey Clarice (Silence of the Lambs) portrait tattoo by @amandaabbotttattoo
Dark trash realism Hannibal tattoo by @anrijsstraume

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