What Makes a Person Creepy?

A new study attempts to pin down what makes a person seem "creepy."

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By Nathaniel Scharping
Apr 7, 2016 9:04 PMApr 12, 2020 7:59 PM
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A wax bust of Anthony Hopkins playing the inarguably creepy Hannibal Lecter role. (Credit: Panom/Shutterstock)

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You can tell that something is wrong with Hannibal Lecter the moment he appears on screen in The Silence of the Lambs. Anthony Hopkins’ character is soft-spoken, polite and almost friendly, but there’s still something about him that makes you want to get as far away as possible — he’s a creepy person.

Later in the film, we learn our instincts were spot-on.

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