McEwan said Thompson lived a life of luxury in the special unit and was allowed to watch films such as Silence Of The Lambs and play violent computer games. He added: 'He used to laugh to me that ...

I remember he had a bloody annoying laugh. It was a bit like the noise Hannibal Lecter makes in Silence of the Lambs when he's talking about eating liver. It was scary, and annoying.' By the late ...