After the release of the 1991 psychological thriller “Silence of the Lambs,’’ starring Jody Foster and Anthony Hopkins, we’re willing to bet there was a surge in the sale of sleep aids.

The nail-biter, featuring the sophisticated barbarian Dr. Hannibal —the cannibal — Lecter and young FBI agent Clarice Starling who is sent to enlist his aid, left audience members glancing nervously behind them and double-checking their locks.

It’s time to put the terror to bed.

And how better to do so, than with Creative Works of Lancaster’s sock puppet parody “Silence of the Socks’’?

The essence of the story has been condensed to 45 minutes and written by Creative Works Board Chair Erich Goldstein, who also wrote last year's “Jaws to the World: A Holiday Sock Opera.”

Johanna Underhill creates the puppets.

The shows take place Sunday at 4, 6 and 8 p.m. at the Lancaster Dispensing Company, 33 N. Market St., and from what we hear, are generally enjoyed even more with drink in hand ...

Cover charge is $5. For information, visit www.creativelancaster.org.